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. 2009 Jan;47(1):21-31.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02037-08. Epub 2008 Nov 19.

Optimal sampling sites and methods for detection of pathogens possibly causing community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

K Loens  1 , L Van Heirstraeten, S Malhotra-Kumar, H Goossens, M Ieven
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Optimal sampling sites and methods for detection of pathogens possibly causing community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

K Loens et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan.
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