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Growth of Cutibacterium acnes is common on osteosynthesis material of the shoulder in patients without signs of infection

Anna BothInstitut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Hygiene;
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Till O KlatteKlinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie;
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Andreas LübkeInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany;
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Henning BüttnerInstitut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Hygiene;
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Maximilian J HartelKlinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie;
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Lars G GrossterlindenZentrum für Orthopädie, Unfall- und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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Holger RohdeInstitut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Hygiene; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 580-584 | Published online: 27 Jun 2018

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