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Original Article

Polymerase Chain Reaction for Case Ascertainment of Meningococcal Meningitis: Application to the Cerebrospinal Fluids Collected in the Course of the Norwegian Meningococcal Serogroup B Protection Trial

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Pages 149-153 | Received 07 Sep 1995, Accepted 12 Dec 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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