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Diagnosis and management of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections (SSTI): a Literature Review and Consensus Statement on Behalf of the Italian Society of Infectious Diseases and International Society of Chemotherapy

Pages 251-262 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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