Diagnosis of pneumonia by cultures, bacterial and viral antigen detection tests, and serology with special reference to antibodies against pneumococcal antigens.

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Published in J Infect Dis on May 01, 1991

Authors

L A Burman1, B Trollfors, B Andersson, J Henrichsen, P Juto, I Kallings, T Lagergård, R Möllby, R Norrby

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases and Virology, University of Umeå, Sweden.

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