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. 2020 Aug 29;396(10251):598-599.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31754-2. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing of skin for COVID-19 diagnostics: a case report

Dagmar Jamiolkowski  1 , Beda Mühleisen  1 , Simon Müller  1 , Alexander A Navarini  1 , Alexandar Tzankov  2 , Elisabeth Roider  3
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SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing of skin for COVID-19 diagnostics: a case report

Dagmar Jamiolkowski et al. Lancet. .
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