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. 2020 Oct;41(10):1231-1233.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.358. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

Universal screening for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on hospital admission in an area with low COVID-19 prevalence

Sangeeta R Sastry  1 , Rachel Pryor  1 , Jillian E Raybould  1 , Julie Reznicek  1 , Kaila Cooper  1 , Amie Patrick  1 , Shelley Knowlson  1 , Pamela Bailey  1 , Emily Godbout  1 , Michelle Doll  1 , Michael P Stevens  1 , Gonzalo Bearman  1
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Universal screening for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on hospital admission in an area with low COVID-19 prevalence

Sangeeta R Sastry et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Oct.
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