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. 2021 May 1;181(5):702-704.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7570.

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test Results Among Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19 With Prior Negative Results

Flora Marzia Liotti  1   2 , Giulia Menchinelli  1   2 , Simona Marchetti, Brunella Posteraro  1   3 , Francesco Landi  4 , Maurizio Sanguinetti  1   2 , Paola Cattani  1   2
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Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test Results Among Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19 With Prior Negative Results

Flora Marzia Liotti et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study examines positive real-time polymerase chain reaction nasal-oropharyngeal swab results from patients who recovered from COVID-19 with prior negative results.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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