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Research Article
Antibiotics should not be used for back/leg pain
Peter Fritzella RKC Centre for Spine Surgery in Stockholm, Sweden/Futurum, Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
, Tomas Bergströmb Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden;
, Bodil Jönssonc Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden;
, Siv G E Anderssond Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, Sweden;
, Mikael Skorpile Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;
, Peter Muhareb Udbyf Spine Unit, Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling, Sjaellands Universitetshospital, Køge, Denmark;
, Mikkel Anderseng Spine Center of Southern Denmark, Lillebaelt Hospital, Middelfart, Denmark;
& Olle Häggh Spine Center Göteborg, Västra Frölunda, Sweden
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Published online: 11 Dec 2020
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