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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 42, 2010 - Issue 8
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Absence of human bocavirus in atherosclerotic plaques of carotid arteries by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Dimitrios Chatzidimitriou Department of MicrobiologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria Exindari Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Eleni Gavriilaki Department of Microbiology
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Lemonia Skoura Department of Microbiology
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Georgia Gioula Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Angeliki Melidou Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Nikos Malisiovas Department of Microbiology
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Pages 623-625 | Received 08 Nov 2009, Accepted 19 Feb 2010, Published online: 09 Apr 2010

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