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. 1969 Jun;45(2):126–128. doi: 10.1136/sti.45.2.126

False positive reactions to the Reiter protein complement-fixation (RPCF) test.

L Förström, A Lassus, E J Jokinen
PMCID: PMC1048451  PMID: 5787683

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