Prague Med. Rep. 2023, 124, 33-39

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2023.3

Screening for SARS-COV-2 Using RT-qPCR in Patients with Hematologic Neoplasms Receiving Chemotherapy

Ignacio Martín Santarelli1,2, Mariela Sierra2,3, Sofía Isabel Fernández1,2

1Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín”, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3División de Infectología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín”, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received October 12, 2022
Accepted January 13, 2023

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