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Nonvalue of antigen quantitation in diagnosis of haemophilus meningitis

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  1. Bezirks-Hygieneinspektion und -institut Gera, Burgstr. 2, DDR-6500, Gera

    Gabriele Henne &  F. W. Tiller

  2. Klinik für Kindermedizin, Bereich Medizin, Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig, Oststr. 21–25, DDR-7050, Leipzig

    F. -B. Spencker &  W. Handrick

  3. Kinderklinik des Bezirkskrankenhauses Gera, Karl-Marx-Allee, DDR-6500, Gera

    G. Knöll MR Doz.

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Henne, G., Tiller, F.W., Spencker, F.B. et al. Nonvalue of antigen quantitation in diagnosis of haemophilus meningitis. Infection 17, 107–108 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01646893

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