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Letter to the Editor

Use of 18F-FDG PET/CT for diagnosis of vascular graft infection with spread to sternum caused by Coxiella burnetii

Fabien DutastaService de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, HIA Legouest Metz, France; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8276-9862
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Clémence RichaudService de Microbiologie, APHP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France;
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Adrien MichonService de Médecine Interne, APHP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France;
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Emma RagoneService de Médecine Interne, APHP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France;
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Isabelle PodglajenService de Microbiologie, APHP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France and Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Jean-Luc MainardiService de Microbiologie, APHP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France and Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 769-771 | Received 01 May 2016, Accepted 24 May 2016, Published online: 30 Jun 2016

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