Lack of Chlamydia-related bacteria among patients with community-acquired pneumonia
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N. Garin, O. Hugli, D. Genné and G. Greub 1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, 2) Division of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, Monthey, 3) Emergency Department, University Hospital Center, 4) Service of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Center, 5) Institute of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Lausanne and 6) Division of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier, Bienne, Switzerland
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