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Etiologic diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis by broad-range PCR

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  1. Department of Medicine, Limmattal Hospital, Urdorferstrasse 100, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland

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  2. Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, 8028, Zurich, Switzerland

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Gottwein, J., Zbinden, R., Maibach, R.C. et al. Etiologic diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis by broad-range PCR. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25, 132–134 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0095-1

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