The Causes and Treatment Outcomes of 91 Patients with Adult Nosocomial Meningitis |
Kim, Hye-In
(Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Kim, Shin-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Park, Ga-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Kwon, Eu-Gene (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Kim, Hyo-Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Jeong, Ju-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Chang, Hyun-Ha (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Lee, Jong-Myung (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Kim, Neung-Su (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) |
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