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Brief Report

Sternoclavicular septic arthritis caused by Staphylococcus aureus: excellent results from medical treatment and limited surgery

Young-Rock JangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-7839View further author information
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Taeeun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2075-4497View further author information
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Min-Chul KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4410-5608View further author information
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Heung Sup SungDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Mi-Na KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Min Jae KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Sung Han KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Sang-Oh LeeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-8787View further author information
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Sang-Ho ChoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Jun Hee WooDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4512-5352View further author information
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Yang Soo KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Yong Pil ChongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 694-700 | Received 21 Dec 2018, Accepted 20 Jun 2019, Published online: 12 Jul 2019

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