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Research Article

CONFIRMATION OF INVASIVE MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE BY SINGLE POINT ESTIMATION OF IGM ANTIBODY TO OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN OF NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS

Pages 375-378 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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