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Risk factors associated with acute hip prosthetic joint infections and outcome of treatment with a rifampinbased regimen

Peter F M Choong Departments of Orthopaedics, Melbourne, Australia; Departments of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Michelle M Dowsey Departments of Orthopaedics, Melbourne, Australia
,
Derek Carr Departments of Orthopaedics, Melbourne, Australia
,
John Daffy Departments of Infectious Diseases Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
&
Peter Stanley Departments of Infectious Diseases Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 755-765 | Received 26 Sep 2006, Accepted 28 Jan 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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