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Editorial
. 2015 Feb 1;60(3):378-80.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu815. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

Critical contribution of laboratories to outbreak response support for middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Katrin C Leitmeyer  1
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Editorial

Critical contribution of laboratories to outbreak response support for middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Katrin C Leitmeyer. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: MERS; Saudi Arabia; coronavirus; nosocomial; outbreak.

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