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Laboratory diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory tract infections in children

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  1. First Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece

    E. Souliou, M. Almasri, A. Papa & E. Diza

  2. Department of Paediatrics, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Souliou, E., Almasri, M., Papa, A. et al. Laboratory diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory tract infections in children. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26, 513–515 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0326-0

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