Infect Chemother.  2011 Oct;43(5):432-433. 10.3947/ic.2011.43.5.432.

Appropriate oral Antibiotics for the Treatment of Culture Negative Orthopedic Infections

• Jung LY
• Lee CS

• KMID: 2285019
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2011.43.5.432

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Orthopedics
Anti-Bacterial Agents

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