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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 69, 2014 - Issue 1
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Research Papers

Mortality in patients presenting with fever of unknown origin

S. VanderschuerenClinical Department of General Internal Medicine and the Research Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyLaboratory for Clinical Infectious and Immunological Disorders, University Hospital Leuven, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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T. EyckmansClinical Department of General Internal Medicine and the Research Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyLaboratory for Clinical Infectious and Immunological Disorders, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
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P. De MunterClinical Department of General Internal Medicine and the Research Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyLaboratory for Clinical Infectious and Immunological Disorders, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
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D. KnockaertClinical Department of General Internal Medicine and the Research Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyLaboratory for Clinical Infectious and Immunological Disorders, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
Pages 12-16 | Published online: 12 Feb 2014

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