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. 2020 May;1(1):e11.
doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30009-4. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Co-infections: potentially lethal and unexplored in COVID-19

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Co-infections: potentially lethal and unexplored in COVID-19

Michael J Cox et al. Lancet Microbe. 2020 May.
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