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Meningitis and Bacteremia due to Neisseria Meningitidis: Clinical and Laboratory Findings in 69 Cases from Örebro County, 1965 to 1977

Per Olc´n Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology and Immunology, Central County Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
,
Jan Barr Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology and Immunology, Central County Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
&
Jan Kjellander Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology and Immunology, Central County Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
Pages 111-119 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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