Treatment of joint prosthesis infection in accordance with current recommendations improves outcome.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on April 15, 2008

Authors

Belinda Y Betsch1, Stefan Eggli, Klaus A Siebenrock, Martin G Täuber, Kathrin Mühlemann

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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