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Diagnostics for COVID-19: A case for field-deployable, rapid molecular tests for community surveillance

Across the globe, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is causing distress with governments doing everything in their power to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to prevent morbidity and mortality. Actions are being implemented to keep health care systems from being overstretc...

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Autores principales:	Frimpong, Michael, Amoako, Yaw A, Anim, Kwadwo B, Ahor, Hubert S, Yeboah, Richmond, Arthur, Joshua, Dakorah, Justin S, Gborgblovor, Delphine, Akrofi, Samuel, Sekyi-Djan, Phyllis, Owusu, Michael, Sylverken, Augustina A, Binger, Tabea, Phillips, Richard O
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/PMC8087371/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33976444 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.11

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