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. 2021 Aug;25(8):5113-5114.
doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04001-8. Epub 2021 May 26.

Dental calculus-a reservoir for detection of past SARS-CoV-2 infection

Federico Berton  1 , Katia Rupel  2 , Fiorella Florian  3 , Matteo Biasotto  1 , Alberto Pallavicini  3 , Roberto Di Lenarda  1
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Dental calculus-a reservoir for detection of past SARS-CoV-2 infection

Federico Berton et al. Clin Oral Investig. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Dental calculus; Nasopharyngeal swabs; SARS-CoV-2; Serological testing.

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