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Research Article

Bacterial meningitis in adults in Iceland, 1995–2010

Ásgerður Þórðardóttir From the Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Helga Erlendsdóttir From the Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Bryndís SigurðardóttirDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Hjördís HarðardóttirDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Ingi Karl Reynisson From the Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Magnús Gottfreðsson From the Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;Department of Infectious Diseases, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Sigurður Guðmundsson From the Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;Department of Infectious Diseases, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik, IcelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 354-360 | Received 02 Aug 2013, Accepted 23 Dec 2013, Published online: 25 Feb 2014

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