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Clinical Features

Lumbar Puncture for Suspected Meningitis After Intensive Care Unit Admission is Likely to Change Management

Faisal A. Khasawneh Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TXCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Roger D. Smalligan Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX
, MD, MPH,
Tammam N. Mohamad Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
, MD,
Mohamad K. Moughrabieh Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
, MD &
Ayman O. Soubani Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
, MD
Pages 141-145 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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