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Herpes simplex meningitis after surgical removal of a clivus chordoma

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  1. Laboratoire de Virologie, Domaine Rockefeller, 69373, Lyon Cedex 08, France

    F. Najioullah, D. Thouvenot, M. Aymard & B. Lina

  2. Service d'Oto Rhino-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, 69310, Pierre Benite Cedex, France

    S. Ayari & C. Dubreuil

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Najioullah, F., Ayari, S., Thouvenot, D. et al. Herpes simplex meningitis after surgical removal of a clivus chordoma. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 327–328 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01695644

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