No difference between short-course and long-course antibiotics for bacterial meningitis in children, but available evidence limited

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Diederik van de Beek et al. Evid Based Med. 2010 Feb.

. 2010 Feb;15(1):6-7.

doi: 10.1136/ebm.15.1.6.

¹ Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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