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Prevalence of Bartonella henselae Antibodies in Children and Blood Donors in Croatia

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  1. Dept. of Infectious Disease, General Hospital “Dr. Josip Benčević”, Andrije Štampara 42, Slavonski Brod, 35000, Croatia

    N. Pandak

  2. University Hospital for Infectious Disease “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, Zagreb, Croatia

    O. Ðaković-Rode

  3. Dept. of Infectious Disease, General Hospital “Dr. Josip Benčević”, Slavonski Brod, Croatia

    I. Čabraja

  4. County Institute for Public Health, Nazorova bb, Slavonski Brod, Croatia

    Ž. Krištof

  5. Dept. of Infectious Disease, Clinical Hospital Split, Split, Croatia

    S. Kotarac

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Pandak, N., Ðaković-Rode, O., Čabraja, I. et al. Prevalence of Bartonella henselae Antibodies in Children and Blood Donors in Croatia. Infection 37, 166–167 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-008-8113-0

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