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Molecular and Serological Intraocular Fluid Analysis of Coxiella burnetii-seropositive Patients with Concurrent Idiopathic Uveitis

L. E. HermansDepartment of Virology, ;Department of Ophthalmology,
, MS,
J. J. OosterheertDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
L. M. KampschreurDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases,
, MD, PhD,
J. Ossewaarde-van NorelDepartment of Ophthalmology,
, MD,
J. DekkersDepartment of Virology, ;Department of Ophthalmology,
, MS,
A. RothovaDepartment of Ophthalmology, ;Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
, MD, PhD &
J. D. F. de Groot-MijnesDepartment of Virology, ;Department of Ophthalmology,
, MD, PhD show all
Pages 77-80 | Received 10 Sep 2013, Accepted 13 May 2014, Published online: 19 Jun 2014

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