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. 1992 Dec;30(12):3300–3301. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.12.3300-3301.1992

Bordetella pertussis versus non-L. pneumophila Legionella spp.: a continuing diagnostic challenge.

V Ng, L Weir, M K York, W K Hadley
PMCID: PMC270658  PMID: 1452724

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