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Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae with multiple resistance to antibiotics: use of moxalactam

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    M. Van der Steen, J. P. Ursi & K. J. Van Acker

  2. Department of Microbiology, University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    M. Van der Steen, J. P. Ursi & K. J. Van Acker

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Van der Steen, M., Ursi, J.P. & Van Acker, K.J. Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae with multiple resistance to antibiotics: use of moxalactam. Eur J Pediatr 140, 282 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443378

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