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. 1985 May;38(5):558–560. doi: 10.1136/jcp.38.5.558

Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans after radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy.

R G Mitchell, P J Teddy
PMCID: PMC499208  PMID: 3998190

Abstract

Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans developed in a 73 year old woman after thermolysis of the Gasserian ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia. The taxonomy of this organism is discussed, and previous cases of infection are reviewed.

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