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. 1994 Dec 17;309(6969):1660–1661. doi: 10.1136/bmj.309.6969.1660c

Initial management of suspected meningococcal infection. Parenteral benzylpenicillin is vital.

K Cartwright, M Levin, N Begg

PMCID: PMC2541964 PMID: 7819968

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