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Prophylactic mupirocin could reduce orthopedic wound infections: 1,044 patients treated with mupirocin compared with 1,260 historical controls

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Pages 412-414 | Received 25 Jul 1997, Accepted 17 Apr 1998, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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