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Pneumococcus pneumoniae infection and Guillain–Barré syndrome: fortuitous or specific association?

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    Giorgia Bianchi & Guido Domenighetti

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Bianchi, G., Domenighetti, G. Pneumococcus pneumoniae infection and Guillain–Barré syndrome: fortuitous or specific association?. Intensive Care Med 32, 338–339 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-0028-y

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