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Letter to the Editor

Microbial aetiology of paediatric pneumonia complicated with parapneumonic effusion in the era of pneumococcal vaccination

Are S. BergInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ;Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Akershus Universitetssykehus HF, Lorenskog, Norway; Correspondence[email protected]
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Christopher S. InchleyDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Akershus Universitetssykehus HF, Lorenskog, Norway;
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Hans Olav FjaerliDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Akershus Universitetssykehus HF, Lorenskog, Norway;
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Truls M. LeegaardInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ;Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway
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Britt NakstadInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ;Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Akershus Universitetssykehus HF, Lorenskog, Norway;
Pages 712-714 | Received 26 Apr 2016, Accepted 11 May 2016, Published online: 15 Jun 2016

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