Seroprevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in Taiwan.

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Published in J Infect on January 01, 2004

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T M Lin1, C C Kuo, W J Chen, F J H Lin, H L Eng

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1: Department of Medical Technology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, Taiwan.

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