Recurrent meningitis and brain abscess caused by Eikenella corrodens.
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A case of recurrent menigitis and brain abscess caused by Eikenella corrodens in a patient with previous otitis media and mastoidectomy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 54 631 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978