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Letter to the Editor

Comparison of diagnostic performance of rapid and standard polymerase chain reaction laboratory test for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus detection in nasopharyngeal swabs from symptomatic lung transplant recipients

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Pages 476-478 | Received 21 Nov 2017, Accepted 16 Dec 2017, Published online: 24 Dec 2017

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