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. 2021 Apr;42(4):498-499.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.290. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

RT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 processed at a large Italian Hospital and false-negative results among confirmed COVID-19 cases

Francesca Valent  1 , Anna Doimo  1 , Giada Mazzilis  1 , Corrado Pipan  1
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RT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 processed at a large Italian Hospital and false-negative results among confirmed COVID-19 cases

Francesca Valent et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Apr.
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