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Research Article

A Woman with a Lobar Infiltrate due to Psittacosis Detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Edou R. Heddema Division of Clinical Virology Department of Medical Microbiology Amsterdam
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Maarten C. Kraan Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam Amsterdam
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Herma E. C. M. Buys-bergen ID-Lelystad: Institute for Animal Science and Health Lelystad
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Hilde E. Smith ID-Lelystad: Institute for Animal Science and Health Lelystad
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Pauline M. E. Wertheim-van Dillen Division of Clinical Virology Department of Medical Microbiology Amsterdam
Pages 422-423 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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