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Cryptogenic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Brain Abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

J Keith-Rokosh,
Z Hussain,
A Haig,
C Armstrong,
L C Ang,
W Ng and
S P Lownie
J Keith-Rokosh
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology (Neuropathology), University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Z Hussain
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
A Haig
Affiliation:
Departments of Anatomical Pathology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
C Armstrong
Affiliation:
Departments of Anatomical Pathology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
L C Ang
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology (Neuropathology), University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
W Ng
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
S P Lownie
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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Peer Reviewed Letter
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , March 2008, pp. 115 - 118
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2008

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