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. 2021 Feb;93(2):712-713.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26532. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19: One test does not fit all

Lynne Li  1 , Christopher F Lowe  1   2 , Gordon Ritchie  1   2 , Aleksandra Stefanovic  1   2 , Sylvie Champagne  1   2 , Marc G Romney  1   2 , Victor Leung  1   2 , Nancy Matic  1   2
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SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19: One test does not fit all

Lynne Li et al. J Med Virol. 2021 Feb.
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