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Parainfluenza virus 4 detection in infants

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Centre of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, 9600, 2300 RC , Leiden, The Netherlands

    Kate E. Templeton, Eric C. J. Claas & Aloys C. M. Kroes

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Robbert G. M. Bredius & Frans J. Walther

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Templeton, K.E., Bredius, R.G.M., Claas, E.C.J. et al. Parainfluenza virus 4 detection in infants. Eur J Pediatr 164, 528–529 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1693-0

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