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. 2025 Feb;20(2):178-181.
doi: 10.1002/jhm.13418. Epub 2024 May 28.

Things We Do for No Reason™: S. pneumoniae and Legionella urine antigen testing

Zachary R Schoepflin  1   2 , Brooke L Lubinski  1   2
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Things We Do for No Reason™: S. pneumoniae and Legionella urine antigen testing

Zachary R Schoepflin et al. J Hosp Med. 2025 Feb.
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