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. 2003 Jul;88(7):615–620. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.7.615

Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis

H El Bashir 1, M Laundy 1, R Booy 1
PMCID: PMC1763168  PMID: 12818910

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