1 Background: SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing 2 remains the cornerstone of laboratory-based identification of patients with COVID-19. As the 3 availability and speed of SARS-CoV-2 testing platforms improve, results are increasingly relied 4 upon to inform critical decisions related to therapy, use of personal protective equipment, and 5
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