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Research Article

Skin and soft tissue infections: Experience over a five-year period and clinical usefulness of ultrasonography-guided gun biopsy-based culture

Ji Yun NohDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
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Hee Jin CheongDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joon Young SongDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Suk-Joo HongDepartment of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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Jae Sung MyungDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Won Suk ChoiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Yu Mi JoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Jung Yeon HeoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
&
Woo Joo KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
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Pages 870-876 | Received 21 Feb 2011, Accepted 16 Jun 2011, Published online: 26 Aug 2011

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