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Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics Volume 23, 2023 - Issue 4
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Original Research

Borderline SARS-CoV-2 patients: the trace behind

Bojana Mohar Vitezića Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia;b Department for Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elena Štefančićb Department for Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5089-5795View further author information
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Davorka Repac Antića Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia;b Department for Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaView further author information
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Tanja Grubić Kezeleb Department for Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia;c Department of Physiology, Immunology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaView further author information
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Maja Abrama Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia;b Department for Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaView further author information
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Marina Bubonja-Šonjea Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia;b Department for Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaView further author information
Pages 341-345 | Received 08 Nov 2022, Accepted 30 Mar 2023, Published online: 06 Apr 2023

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