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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 40, 2008 - Issue 2
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Aetiological diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia: Utility of rapid microbiological methods with respect to disease severity

Ulla Hohenthal From the Departments of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Raija Vainionpää Department of Virology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Olli Meurman Clinical Microbiology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Anna Vahtera From the Departments of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Terhi Katiskalahti Department of Biostatistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Jukka Nikoskelainen From the Departments of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Pirkko Kotilainen From the Departments of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Pages 131-138 | Received 13 Apr 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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