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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 7, 1975 - Issue 1
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The Nitroblue Tetrazolium (NBT) Test and White Blood Cell Count in Acute Throat Infections

Bengt Björkstén Departments of Virology, Otorhinolaryngology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
,
Tom Ekstrand Departments of Virology, Otorhinolaryngology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
,
Leif Gothefors Departments of Virology, Otorhinolaryngology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
&
Yngve Östberg Departments of Virology, Otorhinolaryngology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
Pages 45-49 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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