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Conservative antibiotic policy in patients undergoing non-trauma cranial surgery does not result in higher rates of postoperative meningitis: An audit of nine years of narrow-spectrum prophylaxis

R. K. MoorthyDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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H. SarkarDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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V. RajshekharDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, Tamilnadu, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 497-502 | Received 12 Jun 2012, Accepted 24 Jan 2013, Published online: 11 Mar 2013

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