This encyclopedic article outlines evidence-based laboratory tests that are most useful for establishing individualized ...

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Microbiologists Agnes Marfo and Juan Jaramillo review and log COVID-19 test kits at the bioterrorism laboratory, which is part of the federal Laboratory Response Network, at the Dallas County Health ...