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. 2020 Nov-Dec;22(10):511-514.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2020.10.005. Epub 2020 Oct 14.

SARS-CoV-2 testing in low- and middle-income countries: availability and affordability in the private health sector

Lena Faust  1 , Alexandra J Zimmer  1 , Mikashmi Kohli  1 , Senjuti Saha  2 , Jody Boffa  3 , Marlon L Bayot  4 , Ifeanyi Nsofor  5 , Leonel Campos  6 , Tivani Mashamba-Thompson  7 , Rosa Herrera  8 , Elom Emeka  9 , Suvesh Shrestha  10 , Cesar Ugarte-Gil  11 , Achilles Katamba  12 , Imran Pambudi  13 , David Bichara  14 , Roger I Calderon  15 , Namatullah Ahmadzada  16 , Muhammad Aamir Safdar  17 , Chaitali Nikam  18 , Carolina Dos Santos Lázari  19 , Hamidah Hussain  20 , Myint Myint Win  21 , Kyaw Zin Than  21 , Anthony Ahumibe  22 , Brenda Waning  23 , Madhukar Pai  24
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SARS-CoV-2 testing in low- and middle-income countries: availability and affordability in the private health sector

Lena Faust et al. Microbes Infect. 2020 Nov-Dec.
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Conflicts of interest The authors have no conflicts of interest.

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