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High Incidence of Gram-Negative Bacillary Infection and High Mortality in Adult Patients with Bacterial Meningitis and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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  1. Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan

    C. R. Huang, C. H. Lu & W. N. Chang

  2. Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan

    C. C. Chien

  3. Department of Pharmacy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan

    P. Y. Lee

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Huang, C.R., Lu, C.H., Chien, C.C. et al. High Incidence of Gram-Negative Bacillary Infection and High Mortality in Adult Patients with Bacterial Meningitis and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 509–511 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0965-8

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