A 33-year-old male asked:
we are on a delta hospital plan and my wife has the symtems of meningitis. according to the hospital she went to they can't do the tests without r5000?
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
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Answered on Mar 13, 2018
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