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False results of latex agglutination tests

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Bursa, Turkey

    Mustafa Hacimustafaoglu, Nilgun Koksal, Mehmet Okan & Omer Tarim

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Hacimustafaoglu, M., Koksal, N., Okan, M. et al. False results of latex agglutination tests. Indian J Pediatr 68, 99 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728873

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