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Research Article

Clinical appearance of Staphylococcus aureus spondylodiscitis and molecular characterization of the isolates

Manica Müller Premru Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of LjubljanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vesna Cvitković Špik Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
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Stanka Lotrič Furlan University Medical Centre, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Tatjana Lejko Zupanc University Medical Centre, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pages 763-766 | Received 16 Apr 2010, Accepted 20 Apr 2010, Published online: 04 Jun 2010

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