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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of a Rapid Antigen Test with Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 at Selected Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Pages 4299-4305 | Published online: 06 Aug 2022

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