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Recurrent and Persistent Fever in Bacterial Meningitis with Adequate Response to Antimicrobial Therapy

Olga Lipiridou Department of Pediatrics, the Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Sonia Lazaridou Department of Pediatrics, the Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Sotiris Manios Department of Pediatrics, the Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 23-27 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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