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. 2024 Dec 17;79(6):1533-1534.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae103.

Pleural Infection: Contemporary Microbiology Completing the Picture

Ruben Dyrhovden  1 , Tomas Mikal Eagan  2   3 , Øyvind Kommedal  1
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Pleural Infection: Contemporary Microbiology Completing the Picture

Ruben Dyrhovden et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Potential conflicts of interest. R. D. and Ø. K. drafted the manuscript and T. M. E. made edits. R. D. and T. M. E. report no conflict of interest. Ø. K. is cofounder and shareholder in Pathogenomix. All 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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