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Outbreak of Typhoid Fever on the French Riviera C. PradierO. Keita-PerseP. Dellamonica Note Pages: 464 - 467
Fungemia with Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Two Newborns, Only One of Whom Had Been Treated with Ultra-Levura J. PerapochA. M. PlanesS. Salcedo Note Pages: 468 - 470
Pulmonary Involvement in Leptospirosis M.A. Martínez GarcíaA. de Diego DamiáJ.L. López Hontagas Note Pages: 471 - 474
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Use of the Ligase Detection Reaction-Polymerase Chain Reaction to Identify Point Mutations in Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases C. NiederhauserL. KaempfI. Heinzer Note Pages: 477 - 480
Usefulness of Simultaneous Detection of Toxin A and Glutamate Dehydrogenase for the Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diseases F. BarbutV. LalandeJ. C. Petit Note Pages: 481 - 484
Evaluation of Four Enzyme Immunoassays for the Detection of Giardia lamblia Antigen in Stool Specimens B. MarahaA. G. M. Buiting Note Pages: 485 - 487
Pneumococcal Bacteraemia and Problems Associated with Preliminary Identification and Interpretation of Positive Blood Culture Smears J. MerlinoM. LeroiM. Dryden Brief Reports Pages: 488 - 489
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