Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.L2, Problem 7CT
Compare and contrast the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of meningococcal meningitis and Haemophilus influenzae meningitis.
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