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Sébastien Boutin1,2, Andi Krumbholz3,4, Tobias Siegfried Kramer5

  • 1Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
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Keywords:
Chlamydia pneumoniaeIntracellular bacteriaRespiratory infectionSurveillance

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