Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  New England Journal of Medicine

• Publication date

  2006-01-05

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1056/NEJMRA052116PMID 16394301
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