Spondylodiscitis due to Propionibacterium acnes: report of twenty-nine cases and a review of the literature.

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Published in Clin Microbiol Infect on June 06, 2009

Authors

I Uçkay1, A Dinh, L Vauthey, N Asseray, N Passuti, M Rottman, J Biziragusenyuka, A Riché, P Rohner, D Wendling, S Mammou, R Stern, P Hoffmeyer, L Bernard

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1: Orthopaedic Surgery Service, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.

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