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letter . 2020 Oct 26:ciaa1655. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1655
A concern regarding estimated sensitivities and specificities of nasopharyngeal and saliva specimens for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Kentaro Iwata
1,✉, Kenichi Yoshimura
2
Kentaro Iwata
1
Division of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Kenichi Yoshimura
2
Future Medical Center, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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1
Division of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
2
Future Medical Center, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Correspondence to: Prof. Kentaro Iwata, Division of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Kusunokicho 7-5-2, Chuoku, Kobe, Hyogo 6500017 Japan, kiwata@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
Received 2020 Oct 6.
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