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Widal-type serology using live antigen for diagnosis ofShigella flexneri dysentery

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Diakonessenhuis, Bosboomstraat 1, 3582, KE Utrecht, The Netherlands

    H. A. Verbrugh, D. R. Mekkes & R. P. Verkooyen

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, St. Antonius Hospital, 3430, EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

    J. E. Landheer

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Verbrugh, H.A., Mekkes, D.R., Verkooyen, R.P. et al. Widal-type serology using live antigen for diagnosis ofShigella flexneri dysentery. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 5, 540–542 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017699

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