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Bacterial meningitis: new therapeutic approaches

Roland NauDepartment of Geriatrics, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, An der Lutter 24, 37075 Göttingen, Germany;Department of Neuropathology, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075 Göttingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marija DjukicDepartment of Geriatrics, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, An der Lutter 24, 37075 Göttingen, Germany;Department of Neuropathology, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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Annette SpreerDepartment of Neurology, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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Helmut EiffertDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
Pages 1079-1095 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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