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. 2009 Jan 16;81(3):488–493. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21409

Detection of human bocavirus in respiratory, fecal, and blood samples by real‐time PCR†

Sarah J Tozer 1,2, Stephen B Lambert 1,2, David M Whiley 1,2, Seweryn Bialasiewicz 1,2, Michael J Lyon 3, Michael D Nissen 1,2,4,5, Theo P Sloots 1,2,4,5,✉
PMCID: PMC7167035  PMID: 19152414

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This study was conducted exclusively at the Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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