Preventive antibacterial therapy in acute ischemic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in PLoS One on May 14, 2008

Authors

Hendrik Harms1, Konstantin Prass, Christian Meisel, Juliane Klehmet, Witold Rogge, Christoph Drenckhahn, Jos Göhler, Stefan Bereswill, Ulf Göbel, Klaus Dieter Wernecke, Tilo Wolf, Guy Arnold, Elke Halle, Hans-Dieter Volk, Ulrich Dirnagl, Andreas Meisel

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Associated clinical trials:

Effects of Respiratory Training on Respiratory and Functional Performance in Patients With Stroke | NCT02726685

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