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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 27;13(8):1459.
doi: 10.3390/v13081459.

SARS-CoV-2, CT-Values, and Infectivity-Conclusions to Be Drawn from Side Observations

Martin Platten  1 , Dennis Hoffmann  1 , Roger Grosser  1 , Fabian Wisplinghoff  1 , Hilmar Wisplinghoff  1   2 , Gerhard Wiesmüller  3 , Oliver Schildgen  2   4 , Verena Schildgen  4
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Editorial

SARS-CoV-2, CT-Values, and Infectivity-Conclusions to Be Drawn from Side Observations

Martin Platten et al. Viruses. .

Abstract

In their recent article published in Viruses, Michel Drancourt and colleagues [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
SARS-CoV-2-PCR Ct-value scattering of respiratory samples collected between 1 September and 23 December (2020).
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