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Correction to: Atypical pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a worldwide perspective

Andrea Gramegna1, Giovanni Sotgiu2, Marta Di Pasquale1

  • 1Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Internal Medicine Department, Respiratory unit and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milan, Italy.

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