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Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment Volume 35, 2021 - Issue 1
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Dynamics of COVID-19 and demographic characteristics as predisposing risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection: a hospital-based, one-center retrospective study

Tsvetelina Kostadinovaa Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna, Bulgaria;b Training Sector of Medical Laboratory Assistant, Medical College, Medical University Varna, Varna, BulgariaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6760-8043
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Tatina Todorovaa Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna, Bulgaria;c Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Varna, Varna, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhivka Stoykovaa Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna, Bulgaria;c Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Varna, Varna, BulgariaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2448-1123
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Denis Niyazic Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Varna, Varna, Bulgaria;d Laboratory of Microbiology, University Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna, BulgariaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3666-3802
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Milena Bozhkovac Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Varna, Varna, Bulgaria;d Laboratory of Microbiology, University Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna, BulgariaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-379X
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Svetomira Bizhevad Laboratory of Microbiology, University Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna, Bulgaria
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Temenuga Stoevac Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Varna, Varna, Bulgaria;d Laboratory of Microbiology, University Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna, BulgariaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6202-4532
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Pages 1869-1873 | Received 18 Oct 2021, Accepted 04 Jan 2022, Published online: 21 Jan 2022

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