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. 1997 Oct;35(10):2435–2443. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2435-2443.1997

Laboratory diagnosis of pertussis: state of the art in 1997.

F M Müller 1, J E Hoppe 1, C H Wirsing von König 1
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