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No evidence ofChlamydia trachomatis infection in children with wheeze

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  1. Public Health Laboratory, Newcastle General Hospital, NE4 6BE, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    P. L. Ragunathan & N. F. Lightfoot

  2. Department of Child Health, Newcastle General Hospital, NE4 6BE, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    A. P. Kenna

  3. Department of Microbiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    J. W. Gray

  4. Public Health Laboratory, Bridle Path, York Road, LS15 7TR, Leeds, UK

    P. L. Ragunathan

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Ragunathan, P.L., Gray, J.W., Kenna, A.P. et al. No evidence ofChlamydia trachomatis infection in children with wheeze. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 14, 470–471 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02114910

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