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. 2021 Mar 1;63(3):e159-e162.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002138.

False Positive Results With SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Tests and How to Evaluate a RT-PCR-Positive Test for the Possibility of a False Positive Result

Glenn D Braunstein  1 , Lori Schwartz  2 , Pamela Hymel  2 , Jonathan Fielding  3
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False Positive Results With SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Tests and How to Evaluate a RT-PCR-Positive Test for the Possibility of a False Positive Result

Glenn D Braunstein et al. J Occup Environ Med. .
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