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Clinical features, laboratory findings and management of meningococcal meningitis in England and Wales: report of a 1997 survey

Ragunathan et al., 2000

Document ID
17478817297476456070
Author
Ragunathan L
Ramsay M
Borrow R
Guiver M
Gray S
Kaczmarski E
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Infection

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Objectives: To describe the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features of meningococcal meningitis and the effects of antibiotics on laboratory investigations under current clinical practices in England and Wales. Methods: Using a telephone questionnaire …
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