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. 2022 Mar;40(3):152-154.
doi: 10.1016/j.eimce.2021.12.002. Epub 2021 Dec 18.

Low sensitivity of rapid antigenic tests as a screening method in an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infection in prison

Andrés Marco  1 , Concepció Solé  2 , Indiana J Abdo  2 , Elisabet Turu  3
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Low sensitivity of rapid antigenic tests as a screening method in an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infection in prison

Andrés Marco et al. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2022 Mar.
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Screening and results obtained in the outbreak on the residential unit in Figueras prison.
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