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Review
. 2007 Apr;92(4):283-6.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.102384.

Emergency management of meningococcal disease: eight years on

Andrew J Pollard  1 , Simon Nadel, Nelly Ninis, Saul N Faust, Michael Levin
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Review

Emergency management of meningococcal disease: eight years on

Andrew J Pollard et al. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Application of the new edition of the meningococcal treatment algorithm may help in the early management of critically ill patients

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