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Infectious Disease

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Acibadem Hospital Kozyatagi, Inönü Cad Okur Sok 20, 34742, Istanbul Kozyatagi, Turkey

    M. Necmettin Pamir

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Technical University of Munich, Englschalkinger Straße 77, 81925, München, Germany

    Christianto B. Lumenta

  2. Istituto di Neurochirurgica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Policlinico Gemelli, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Concezio Di Rocco

  3. Institute of Health Science and Technology, Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers vej 7 D3, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark

    Jens Haase

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen Medical Centre UMCG, 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, Netherlands

    Jan Jakob A. Mooij

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Pamir, M. (2010). Infectious Disease. In: Lumenta, C., Di Rocco, C., Haase, J., Mooij, J. (eds) Neurosurgery. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79565-0_7

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