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Editorial
. 2016 Apr 1;62(7):826-8.
doi: 10.1093/cid/civ1219. Epub 2016 Jan 7.

Editorial Commentary: The Modern Quest for the "Holy Grail" of Pneumonia Etiology

Seema Jain  1 , Andrew T Pavia  2
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Editorial

Editorial Commentary: The Modern Quest for the "Holy Grail" of Pneumonia Etiology

Seema Jain et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: diagnostics; etiology; pneumonia; sputum.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflict of interest. Both authors: No reported conflicts. Both authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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