Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 204-211 , September 2007

Microbiological aspects of bacterial lower respiratory tract illness in children: typical pathogens

  • Joshua Wolf
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  • Andrew J. Daley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Microbiology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, 3052, Victoria, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9345 4850; fax: +61 3 9345 5764.

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PII: S1526-0542(07)00084-X

doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2007.08.002

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 204-211 , September 2007

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