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The Complex Interpretation and Management of Zika Virus Test Results

Kenneth W. Lin, John D. Kraemer, Rachael Piltch-Loeb and Michael A. Stoto
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2018, 31 (6) 924-930; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.06.180061
Kenneth W. Lin
From the Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC (KWL); Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University, Washington (JDK, MAS); New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, NY (RP-L).
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John D. Kraemer
From the Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC (KWL); Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University, Washington (JDK, MAS); New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, NY (RP-L).
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Rachael Piltch-Loeb
From the Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC (KWL); Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University, Washington (JDK, MAS); New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, NY (RP-L).
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Michael A. Stoto
From the Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC (KWL); Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University, Washington (JDK, MAS); New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, NY (RP-L).
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