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Original Article

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection

Craig G. GundersonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; ;Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jurgen HolleckDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; ;Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA;
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John J. ChangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; ;Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA;
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Shin LinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; ;Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA;
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Naseema MerchantDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; ;Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA;
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Shaili GuptaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; ;Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA; ;Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Pages 503-508 | Received 10 Nov 2015, Accepted 10 Feb 2016, Published online: 07 Mar 2016

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