Risk factors associated with postcraniotomy meningitis.

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Published in Neurosurgery on February 01, 2007

Authors

Irene S Kourbeti1, Anke V Jacobs, Maxim Koslow, Dimitris Karabetsos, Robert S Holzman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Crete and Graduate Program Medical School, University of Crete, Voutes, Heraklion, Greece.

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