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Chryseobacterium indologenes catheter-related meningitis in an elderly patient after intracranial aneurysm clipping surgery

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This study was supported by a grant from Jinling Hospital (2013034). The authors would like to thank Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari, Ph.D. for critical review of the manuscript.

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    Xiaoliang Wang, Zhigang Hu, Youwu Fan & Handong Wang

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Wang, X., Hu, Z., Fan, Y. et al. Chryseobacterium indologenes catheter-related meningitis in an elderly patient after intracranial aneurysm clipping surgery. Neurol Sci 35, 113–115 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-013-1500-z

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