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Group C meningococcal meningitis presenting as acute pericarditis

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    D. Wilks, M. Sutters, J. G. P. Sissons & D. Rubenstein

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Wilks, D., Sutters, M., Sissons, J.G.P. et al. Group C meningococcal meningitis presenting as acute pericarditis. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 478–479 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967451

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