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Editorial
. 2020 May;20(5):453-454.
doi: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1757437. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Real-time RT-PCR in COVID-19 detection: issues affecting the results

Alireza Tahamtan  1 , Abdollah Ardebili  2
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Editorial

Real-time RT-PCR in COVID-19 detection: issues affecting the results

Alireza Tahamtan et al. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2020 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 detection; Real-time RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; false negative; false positive.

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