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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun;20(6):655-656.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30174-2. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

SARS-CoV-2 RNA more readily detected in induced sputum than in throat swabs of convalescent COVID-19 patients

Huanqin Han  1 , Qingfeng Luo  2 , Fan Mo  2 , Lieming Long  2 , Weiqiang Zheng  2
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Case Reports

SARS-CoV-2 RNA more readily detected in induced sputum than in throat swabs of convalescent COVID-19 patients

Huanqin Han et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.

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