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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;212(10):457-458.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50610. Epub 2020 May 13.

The challenges of establishing adequate capacity for SARS-CoV-2 testing

David W Smith  1   2
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Editorial

The challenges of establishing adequate capacity for SARS-CoV-2 testing

David W Smith. Med J Aust. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Diagnosis; Disease transmission, infectious; Infectious diseases; Microbiology; Respiratory tract infections; Virus diseases.

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