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Article; Medical Biotechnology

Legionella pneumophila antibodies in serum samples from medical and dental personnel: a seroepidemiological survey

A. KevorkyanDepartment of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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I. TomovaNational Reference Laboratory High Medical Risk Infections, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), Sofia, BugariaView further author information
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R. RaychevaDepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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V. StoevaDepartment of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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Y. StoilovaDepartment of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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H. LalabonovaDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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V. KondevaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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Pages 588-593 | Received 05 Aug 2016, Accepted 31 Jan 2017, Published online: 20 Feb 2017

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