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. 2020 Aug;48(8):969.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.001. Epub 2020 Jun 5.

Chest tube with air leaks is a potential "super spreader" of COVID-19

Hiroshi Sugimoto  1 , Takuya Kohama  2
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Chest tube with air leaks is a potential "super spreader" of COVID-19

Hiroshi Sugimoto et al. Am J Infect Control. 2020 Aug.
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