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Cytomegalovirus-associated acute transverse myelitis in immunocompetent adults

C. A. Fux¹,
S. Pfister¹,
F. Nohl²,
S. Zimmerli¹

Article first published online: 12 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2003.00796.x

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Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volume 9, Issue 12, pages 1187–1190, December 2003

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Fux, C. A., Pfister, S., Nohl, F. and Zimmerli, S. (2003), Cytomegalovirus-associated acute transverse myelitis in immunocompetent adults. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 9: 1187–1190. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2003.00796.x

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Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, and
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Emergency and Trauma Department, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

^*Corresponding author and reprint requests: S. Zimmerli, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Friedbuehlstrasse 51, PO Box 61, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland Tel: +41 31 632 32 58 Fax: +41 31 632 35 50 E-mail: stefan.zimmerli@ifik.unibe.ch

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