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. 1994 Dec 17;309(6969):1661–1662. doi: 10.1136/bmj.309.6969.1661a

Initial management of suspected meningococcal infection. On the spot treatment needed.

F A Riordan, O Marzouk, A P Thomson, J A Sills, C A Hart

PMCID: PMC2541998 PMID: 7819970

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