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Acta Neurochirurgica

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01-11-2012 | Letter to the editor

Chronic sinus disease and epidural abscess: Gemella morbillorum as emerging cause of central nervous system infections

Authors: Giorgio Gioffrè, L. Denaro, F. Volpin, D. d’Avella

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 11/2012

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Title: Chronic sinus disease and epidural abscess: Gemella morbillorum as emerging cause of central nervous system infections
Authors: Giorgio Gioffrè
L. Denaro
F. Volpin
D. d’Avella
Publication date: 01-11-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 11/2012
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1489-8

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