Aspergillus meningitis: a rare clinical manifestation of central nervous system aspergillosis. Case report and review of 92 cases.

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Published in J Infect on November 21, 2012

Authors

Spinello Antinori1, Mario Corbellino, Luca Meroni, Federico Resta, Salvatore Sollima, Massimo Tonolini, Anna Maria Tortorano, Laura Milazzo, Lorenzo Bello, Elisa Furfaro, Massimo Galli, Claudio Viscoli

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy. spinello.antinori@unimi.it

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