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Deficiency of late complement components in patients with severe and recurrent meningococcal infections

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  1. Kinderkrankenhaus, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Amsterdamer Strasse 59, D-50735, Cologne, Germany

    R. Cremer

  2. Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    V. Wahn

  3. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    C. Fijen & E. Kuijper

  4. Childrens' Academic Medical Centre, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    B. Derkx & J. Dankert

  5. Department of Haemostasis, Thrombosis and Inflammation Research, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    S. Van Deventer

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Cremer, R., Wahn, V., Fijen, C. et al. Deficiency of late complement components in patients with severe and recurrent meningococcal infections. Eur J Pediatr 155, 723–724 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957164

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