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Comment
. 2020 Aug;81(2):e79-e81.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 May 8.

Re: Low-dose corticosteroid therapy does not delay viral clearance in patients with COVID-19

Jiwon Jung  1 , Dong Kyu Oh  2 , Jee Hwan Ahn  2 , Sang-Bum Hong  2 , Heungsup Sung  3 , Mi-Na Kim  3 , Sung-Han Kim  4
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Re: Low-dose corticosteroid therapy does not delay viral clearance in patients with COVID-19

Jiwon Jung et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug.
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Serial results of cycle threshold values of SARS-CoV-2 real-time PCR. CT value of 40 indicates undetectable viral load.
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