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Bacterial and Mycoplasmal Infections

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There are a wide range of neuroimaging findings in central nervous system (CNS) infections, often with considerable overlap, which makes determination of a specific diagnosis difficult. Correlation with laboratory tests, particularly cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, is considered to be essential in establishing a definitive diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China

    Yinfeng Qian

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  1. Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China

    Bo Gao

  2. Department of Radiology, Beijing You’an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Hongjun Li

  3. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Meng Law

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Qian, Y. (2019). Bacterial and Mycoplasmal Infections. In: Gao, B., Li, H., Law, M. (eds) Imaging of CNS Infections and Neuroimmunology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6904-9_8

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