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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 2/2018

01-02-2018 | Letter

Potential role of IgM-enriched immunoglobulin as adjuvant treatment for invasive meningococcal disease

Authors: Carlo Tascini, Fiorentino Fraganza, Francesca Salani, Emanuela Sozio, Marco Rossi, Francesco Sbrana, Novella Carannante, Maria Daniela Chiesa, Andrea Ripoli, Giacomo Bertolino, Massimo Di Pietro, Alessandro Bartoloni, Francesco Menichetti, on behalf of GISA/SIMIT Meningitis Study Group

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2018

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Title
Potential role of IgM-enriched immunoglobulin as adjuvant treatment for invasive meningococcal disease
Authors
Carlo Tascini
Fiorentino Fraganza
Francesca Salani
Emanuela Sozio
Marco Rossi
Francesco Sbrana
Novella Carannante
Maria Daniela Chiesa
Andrea Ripoli
Giacomo Bertolino
Massimo Di Pietro
Alessandro Bartoloni
Francesco Menichetti
on behalf of GISA/SIMIT Meningitis Study Group
Publication date
01-02-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4957-z

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