Respiratory pathogen spectrum and epidemiological trends in Hainan Province: a retrospective analysis from 2017 to

Lvying Wu1,2, Jianan Zhang2, Zhiming Wu1

  • 1Department of Medical laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Yehai road 368#, Longhua District, Haikou city, 570216, Hainan Province, P. R. China.

BMC Infectious Diseases
|February 7, 2025
PubMed
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