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. 1984 Aug 1;131(3):184–186.

Meningitis caused by Bacteroides fragilis.

M Montejo Baranda, P Gonzalez de Zarate Apiñamiz, J Barron Fernandez, C Aguirre Errasti
PMCID: PMC1483300  PMID: 6744161

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