Laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-347

  Cermakova Z ^a   Pliskova L ^a   Ryskova O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 28644448129     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931416     Document Type: Article

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