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. 2020 Dec;52(7):811-814.
doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.09.013. Epub 2020 Oct 5.

The impact of viral transport media on PCR assay results for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2

P D Kirkland  1 , M J Frost  2
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The impact of viral transport media on PCR assay results for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2

P D Kirkland et al. Pathology. 2020 Dec.
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