Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 109, Issue 10 , Pages 918-921 , December 2007

Neisseria sicca meningitis following intracranial hemorrhage and ventriculostomy tube placement

Received 10 April 2007 ,Revised 6 August 2007 ,Accepted 10 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.08.003

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 109, Issue 10 , Pages 918-921 , December 2007

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