Evaluation of non-culture diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
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- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (1) , 31-36
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0928-8244(03)00175-5
Abstract
Antibiotic treatment prior to transport or admission to hospital has reduced the proportion of cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) from whiKeywords
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