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Serology for Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR)

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Chlamydia pneumoniae

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As many other medical sciences, serology for Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) has been improved according to our demand to cope with the progress of the knowledge on the organisms.

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Wang, SP. (1999). Serology for Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR). In: Allegra, L., Blasi, F. (eds) Chlamydia pneumoniae. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2280-5_3

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