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. 1988 Nov;43(11):929–930. doi: 10.1136/thx.43.11.929

Pneumonia due to Branhamella catarrhalis.

S Capewell 1, D T McLeod 1, M J Croughan 1, F Ahmad 1, M A Calder 1, A Seaton 1
PMCID: PMC461565  PMID: 3146819

Abstract

In 12 of 451 patients diagnosed as having pneumonia in a single hospital over 18 months the causative organism appeared to be Branhamella catarrhalis.

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