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. 2021 Apr:110:203-205.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.01.018. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Diagnostic accuracy and utility of SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow assays in medical admissions with possible COVID-19

H Houston  1 , A Gupta-Wright  2 , E Toke-Bjolgerud  1 , J Biggin-Lamming  1 , L John  1
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Diagnostic accuracy and utility of SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow assays in medical admissions with possible COVID-19

H Houston et al. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Apr.
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