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Research Article

REDUCED ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN VIRAL AND BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

Joseph Urbach Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Rivka Rotstein Internal Medicine "D", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Sackler Faculty of Medicine,Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Renato Fusman Internal Medicine "D",Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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David Zeltser Internal Medicine "D", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Itzhak Shapira Internal Medicine "D", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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David Branski Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Shlomo Berliner Internal Medicine "D", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondenceshapiraiz@tasmc. health.gov.il
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Pages 557-567 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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