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Legionella detection in oropharyngeal aspirates of transplant patients prior to surgery

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The work was supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (310/01/0095) and by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic, Centre for Molecular and Gene Biotechnology (LN00B030). The experiments comply with the current laws of the Czech Republic.

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  1. Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague 4, Videnska 1958/9, 140 21, Prague, Czech Republic

    M. Jaresova, I. Hlozanek & I. Striz

  2. Division of Biogenesis and Biotechnology of Natural Compounds, Institute of Microbiology ASCR, Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Prague 4, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague, Czech Republic

    K. Petrickova

  3. Department of Health Laboratories, Regional Institute of Public Health, L.B. Schneidera 32, 370 21, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

    Z. Kocmoud

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Jaresova, M., Hlozanek, I., Striz, I. et al. Legionella detection in oropharyngeal aspirates of transplant patients prior to surgery. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25, 63–64 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-0067-x

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