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. 2020 May 13:M20-1495. doi: 10.7326/M20-1495

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Figure 3. — Posttest probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection after a negative RT-PCR result, by pretest probability of infection.

RT-PCR = reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.