Journal of Infection
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 158-161 , August 2008

Streptococcus suis meningitis in the Netherlands

  • Diederik van de Beek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Centre of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 205663842; fax: +31 205669374.
    • ,
  • Lodewijk Spanjaard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Centre of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • The Netherlands Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis, Centre of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jan de Gans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Centre of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 28 April 2008.

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PII: S0163-4453(08)00161-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.04.009

Journal of Infection
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 158-161 , August 2008

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