Skin, soft tissue, bone, and joint infections in hospitalized patients: epidemiology and microbiological, clinical, and economic outcomes.

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Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on October 03, 2007

Authors

Benjamin A Lipsky1, John A Weigelt, Vikas Gupta, Aaron Killian, Michael M Peng

Author Affiliations

1: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA. balipsky@u.washington.edu

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