The NOW S. pneumoniae Urinary Antigen Test Positivity Rate 6 Weeks after Pneumonia Onset and Among Patients with COPD
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The NOW S. pneumoniae urinary antigen test positivity rate 6 weeks after pneumonia onset and among patients with COPD.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/375610