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Original Paper

Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis: Experience with Cefuroxime Treatment During a 16 Year Period in a Danish Region

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Pages 311-314 | Received 05 Jul 2002, Accepted 11 Feb 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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