etiology and neurological complications of bacterial meningitis in 189 patients
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results of a seven year (april 1985 to march 1992) prospoective study of bacterial meningitis in 189 infants and children admitted to our center indicate that: 1) tiie gram-negative bacilli, especially klebsiella species, are the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in neonates and young infants (
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۳۵، شماره ۱-۲، صفحات ۳۳-۳۸
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