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Review
. 2008 Jan 5;336(7634):36-40.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39409.673657.AE.

Viral meningitis

Sarah A E Logan  1 , Eithne MacMahon
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Review

Viral meningitis

Sarah A E Logan et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: EMM received sponsorship from Aventis Pasteur MSD towards conference attendance in 2002.

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Fig 1 Notifications of viral meningitis for England and Wales compared with hospital episodes in England
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Fig 2 Patient 2—zoster associated with varicella zoster virus meningitis
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