Detection of serum antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae by in vitro neutralization and microimmunofluorescence assays

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-57

  Donati, Manuela ^a   Rumpianesi, Fabio ^a   Pavan, Giacomina ^a   D'Apote, Lucia ^a   Cevenini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 0030174584     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(96)80153-8     Document Type: Article

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