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Comment
. 2021 Sep;93(9):5241-5242.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.27071. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

Detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in fecal specimens: The practical challenges

Kok-Siong Poon  1 , Nancy Wen-Sim Tee  1
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Detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in fecal specimens: The practical challenges

Kok-Siong Poon et al. J Med Virol. 2021 Sep.
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