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. 1994 Sep;38(9):1873–1878. doi: 10.1128/aac.38.9.1873

Antimicrobial susceptibility and therapy of infections caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae.

M R Hammerschlag 1
PMCID: PMC284655  PMID: 7810992

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