Diagnosis of Seasonal and Novel Influenza from Pharyngeal Follicles
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― 51 ― 1) Division of Clinical Medicine, Shoutokukai Medical Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan 2) Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Medical Center, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Mito-shi, Ibaraki, Japan Akihiko Miyamoto, MD, PhD, Shigeyuki Watanabe, MD, PhD Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Follicles as Early Diagnostic Marker for Seasonal and Novel Influenza Original Article
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تاریخ انتشار 2011