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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Predictors of positive or negative legionella urinary antigen test in community-acquired pneumonia

Torsten RoedDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Henrik C. SchønheyderDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Henrik NielsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Pages 484-490 | Received 30 Sep 2014, Accepted 16 Feb 2015, Published online: 11 Mar 2015

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