Evaluation of 10 serological assays for diagnosing Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0732-8893
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.02.027