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Science Desk | June 3, 2003, Tuesday
Scientists Race to Detect SARS, But First They Must Test the Test

By ANDREW POLLACK and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN (NYT) 1825 words
Late Edition - Final , Section F , Page 1 , Column 3

LEAD PARAGRAPH - As scientists and companies race to develop diagnostic tests to quickly determine whether a person has SARS, they face a big challenge: testing whether the tests themselves are accurate.

A number of experimental tests have been developed or are being developed, scientists, government officials and corporate executives said in recent interviews and at a meeting on SARS research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Md., on Friday.

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