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A rare case of sudden blindness due to a pituitary adenoma coincidentally infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Authors: Nicolaas A. Bakker, Eelco W. Hoving

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 6/2010

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Title: A rare case of sudden blindness due to a pituitary adenoma coincidentally infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Authors: Nicolaas A. Bakker
Eelco W. Hoving
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0551-7

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