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. 2016 Sep 28;3(4):ofw206. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw206
Gram-Positive Diplococci in a Cerebrospinal Fluid Gram Stain
Jennifer P Collins
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2, Evan J Anderson
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Jennifer P Collins, MD
1Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Lars F Westblade, PhD
2Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Evan J Anderson, MD
1Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
3Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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1Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
2Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
3Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Corresponding Author: Evan J. Anderson Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Emory Children’s Center 2015 Uppergate Drive Atlanta, GA, 30322 USA E-mail: evanderson@emory.edu Telephone: 404 727-1746 Facsimile: 404 727-9223
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Alternative Corresponding Author: Jennifer P. Collins Division of Infectious Diseases Emory Children’s Center 2015 Uppergate Drive Atlanta, GA 30322 USA Email: jennifer.collins@emory.edu Telephone: 404-727-9126 Facsimile: 404-727-9223
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Corresponding author.
Received 2016 Aug 27; Collection date 2016 Oct.
Keywords: Gram stain, Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae
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