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Unique mode of chlamydia transmission
  1. Kevin Borg1,
  2. Deborah Hodes1,2
  1. 1 Department of Paediatrics, University College London Hospital, London, UK
  2. 2 Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Deborah Hodes, Department of Paediatrics, University College London Hospital, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK; deborah.hodes{at}nhs.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307339

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    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.