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Bacteriologic methods in the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India

    Preeti Singh & Anju Seth

  2. Departments of Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India

    Sonal Saxena

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Singh, P., Saxena, S. & Seth, A. Bacteriologic methods in the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis. Indian Pediatr 53, 721–722 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-016-0916-y

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