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. 2021 Mar;82(3):e35-e37.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.025. Epub 2020 Nov 26.

Ct value is not enough to discriminate patients harbouring infective virus

María Pilar Romero-Gómez  1 , Silvia Gómez-Sebastian  2 , Emilio Cendejas-Bueno  3 , María Dolores Montero-Vega  3 , Jesús Mingorance  3 , Julio García-Rodríguez  3 ; SARS-CoV-2 Working Group  3
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Ct value is not enough to discriminate patients harbouring infective virus

María Pilar Romero-Gómez et al. J Infect. 2021 Mar.
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