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Brain Abscess and Acute Purulent Meningitis: Recent Developments in Clinical Microbiology

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Brain Abscess and Meningitis

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurosurgery ((NEURO,volume 9))

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The purpose of this brief review is to mention some of the more recent developments in clinical microbiology with respect to brain abscesses and acute bacterial meningitides. Much of the relevant material has been condensed into tables.

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Traub, W.H. (1981). Brain Abscess and Acute Purulent Meningitis: Recent Developments in Clinical Microbiology. In: Schiefer, W., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Brain Abscess and Meningitis. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67943-8_1

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