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Molecular diagnosis for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2: lessons learnt from the Ghana experience

BACKGROUND: A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 is currently causing a worldwide pandemic. The first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were recorded in Ghana on March 12, 2020. Since then, the country has been combatting countrywide community spread. This report describes how the Virology Department, Noguch...

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Autores principales:	Asante, Ivy A, Adusei-Poku, Mildred, Bonney, Humphrey K, Bonney, Evelyn Y, Odoom, John K, Obodai, Evangeline, Aboagye, James, Kotey, Erasmus N, Nyarko, Stephen, Boatemaa, Linda, Magnusen, Vanessa, Lamptey, Helena, Kyei, George B, Ampofo, William K
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Ghana Medical Association 2020
Materias:	Special Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087367/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33976445 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.12

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