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Respiratory syncytial virus and chlamydia are not detectable by PCR in ongoing vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Marina Koulikovska Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Ophthalmology, St. Eriks Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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Ingeborg van der Ploeg Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Ophthalmology, St. Eriks Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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Björn Herrmann Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Ophthalmology, St. Eriks Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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Per G. Montan Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence [email protected]
Pages 253-257 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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