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Comparison of commercial and in-house immunoblot assays for the rapid diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

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Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

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  1. Program of Microbiology, Virology, and Infection Control, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada

    Nevio Cimolai

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Cimolai, N. Comparison of commercial and in-house immunoblot assays for the rapid diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. J Infect Chemother 14, 75–76 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10156-007-0580-1

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