Diagnostic utility of laboratory tests in septic arthritis.

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Published in Emerg Med J on February 01, 2007

Authors

S F Li1, C Cassidy, C Chang, S Gharib, J Torres

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway S, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. siuf@verizon.net

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