Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , January 2004

Etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, and mortality associated with bacterial meningitis among children in Egypt

Received 18 November 2002 ,Accepted 26 March 2003.

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Annals of Epidemiology
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