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Influence of carriage of pneumococci in the nasopharynx of children on pneumococcal antigen detection

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  1. Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Centre Alkmaar, PO Box 501, 1800, AM Alkmaar, The Netherlands

    W. G. Boersma

  2. Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

    M. Saro & J. Gerritsen

  3. Department of Immunology Research, Regional Public Health Laboratory, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Y. Holloway

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Boersma, W.G., Saro, M., Gerritsen, J. et al. Influence of carriage of pneumococci in the nasopharynx of children on pneumococcal antigen detection. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 426–428 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01690107

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