Continuing search for the etiology of cat scratch disease.
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چکیده
Fifty cat scratch disease patients were tested for antibodies against candidate etiological agents, with inconclusive results. Future research should emphasize new viral isolation methods to discover the elusive agent.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 4 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976