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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 15, 1983 - Issue 3
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Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia: A Comparison between Microscopic Examination of Expectorate, Antigen Detection and Cultural Procedures

Mats Kalin Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology, Roslagstull Hospital and the Department of Bacteriology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
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Alf A. Lindberg Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology, Roslagstull Hospital and the Department of Bacteriology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 247-255 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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