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. 2003 Jan;41(1):521-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.521-522.2003.

Culture-negative childhood empyema is usually due to penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular serotype 1

Gary Eltringham, Angela Kearns, Roger Freeman, Julia Clark, David Spencer, Katherine Eastham, Jayne Harwood, John Leeming

Culture-negative childhood empyema is usually due to penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular serotype 1

Gary Eltringham et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jan.
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