Toothbrush, a Potential Source for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection

Thodur Madapusi Balaji; Govindarajan Sujatha; Saranya Varadarajan; Veeraraghavan Vishnu Priya; Raghunathan Jagannathan; Yaseer Arafat; Yenugula N Kumar; A. Thirumal Raj; Shankargouda Patil

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Toothbrush, a Potential Source for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection

Thodur Madapusi Balaji, Govindarajan Sujatha, Saranya Varadarajan, Veeraraghavan Vishnu Priya, Raghunathan Jagannathan, Yaseer Arafat, Yenugula N Kumar, A. Thirumal Raj, Shankargouda Patil

Citation Information : Balaji TM, Sujatha G, Varadarajan S, Priya VV, Jagannathan R, Arafat Y, Kumar YN, Raj AT, Patil S. Toothbrush, a Potential Source for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection. World J Dent 2022; 13 (5):433-433.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10015-2039

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 22-07-2022

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