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CASE REPORT

Post-operative Meningitis Caused by Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: Two Case Reports

Chitsanu Pancharoen Infectious Diseases Unit, and, Chulalongkorn University, BangkokCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Wiroje Pongpunlert Neurology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
,
Sasithorn Likitnukul Infectious Diseases Unit, and, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
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Usa Thisyakorn Neurology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Pages 380-381 | Received 27 Nov 2003, Accepted 16 Dec 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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