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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 8, 1976 - Issue 3
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Original Article

The value of Epicillin and Ampicillin in the Treatment of Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Meningitis

Anwar Hassan Abbassia Fever Hospital, Abbassia, Cairo
,
Mohamed W. Yassin Abbassia Fever Hospital, Abbassia, Cairo
,
Nabil I. Girgis U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
,
John E. Sippel U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
,
Walter F. Miner U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
,
Samir S. Tadros E. R. Squibb & Sons, USA
&
Ahmed H. Abu El Ella Abbassia Fever Hospital, Abbassia, Cairo
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Pages 181-183 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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