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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr;58(4):702-704.
doi: 10.1111/jpc.15610. Epub 2021 Jun 11.

SARS-Cov-2 in peritoneal fluid of two children with COVID-19: A rare finding

Elisa Pani  1 , Lucia Collini  2 , Aldo Naselli  3 , Hassan Alhellani  4 , Michele Corroppolo  1 , Clara Revetria  1 , Giosuè Mazzero  1 , Fabio Beretta  1 , Hamid Sadri  1 , Maria T Bortolami  1 , Enrico Ciardini  1
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Case Reports

SARS-Cov-2 in peritoneal fluid of two children with COVID-19: A rare finding

Elisa Pani et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Apr.
No abstract available

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