The added diagnostic value of RT-PCR on faeces for the diagnosis of COVID-19

• Nathalie Van der Moeren ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: n.vdmoeren@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Microvida, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1474-533X

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• Rik van den Biggelaar,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Microvida, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9411-8242

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• Karin B. Gast,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Eurofins PAMM, Veldhoven, the Netherlands

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• Jaco J. Verweij,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Microvida, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands

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• Barbara J.M. Bergmans,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory for Microbiology Twente Achterhoek (Labmicta), Hengelo, the Netherlands

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• Joep J. J.M. Stohr,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Microvida, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands

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• Jean-Luc Murk

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Microvida, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3661-9035

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