Is a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR enough to rule out COVID-19? –A case series

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Dr Jaspreet Singh Dr Samantha Robinson Stacy Deckard MLS (ASCP) Dr Arjun Dang Dr. Binish Jawed

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SINGH, Dr Jaspreet et al. Is a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR enough to rule out COVID-19? –A case series. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 12, dec. 2023. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4960>. Date accessed: 22 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i12.4960.
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