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Comment
. 2020 Jul 1;202(1):147.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1287LE.

COVID-19 Real-Time RT-PCR: Does Positivity on Follow-up RT-PCR Always Imply Infectivity?

Tejas Suri  1 , Saurabh Mittal  1 , Pawan Tiwari  1 , Anant Mohan  1 , Vijay Hadda  1 , Karan Madan  1 , Randeep Guleria  1
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COVID-19 Real-Time RT-PCR: Does Positivity on Follow-up RT-PCR Always Imply Infectivity?

Tejas Suri et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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