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Original Article

Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus in Bronchoalveolar Lavage by Polymerase Chain Reaction, in Comparison with Virus Isolation and Detection of Viral Antigen

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Pages 421-427 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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