Brain abscess in the computed tomography era: A 10-year experience from Auckland, New Zealand.

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Published in Can J Infect Dis on July 01, 1993

Authors

D Holland1, B Cooper, J Garner, R Ellis-Pegler, E Mee

Author Affiliations

1: Infectious Disease Unit, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory and Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.

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