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Streptococcus salivarius meningitis: a spontaneous case in a 74-year-old man

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  1. Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Landshut, Robert-Koch Str. 1, 84034, Landshut, Germany

    Uros Jovanovic, Martin Freyer & Josef G. Heckmann

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Jovanovic, U., Freyer, M. & Heckmann, J.G. Streptococcus salivarius meningitis: a spontaneous case in a 74-year-old man. Acta Neurol Belg 119, 481–482 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-0891-2

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