Infect Chemother.  2011 Dec;43(6):494-495. 10.3947/ic.2011.43.6.494.

Appropriate Oral Antibiotics for the Treatment of Culture-Negative Orthopedic Infections-Reply

• Kim BN

• KMID: 2170362
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2011.43.6.494

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Orthopedics
Anti-Bacterial Agents

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