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Successful Treatment of Disseminated Cerebritis Complicating Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis Unresponsive to Vancomycin Therapy with Linezolid

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Pages 222-225 | Received 07 Jan 2004, Accepted 14 Jan 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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