The Role of Particular Strains of Neisseria meningitidis in Meningococcal Arthritis, Pericarditis, and Pneumonia
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- 15 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (12) , 1639-1642
- https://doi.org/10.1086/379719
Abstract
The clinical presentations of meningococcal diseases other than meningitis or meningococcemia may lead to erroneous diagnosis. Although several reporKeywords
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