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Haemophilus aphrophilus Discitis and Vertebral Osteomyelitis

Jean C. O'driscoll Departments of Microbiology, RTR Healthcare NHS Trust, Queen Mary's University Hospital, Roehampton, London
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Graham S. Keene Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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Michael J. Weinbren Departments of Microbiology, RTR Healthcare NHS Trust, Queen Mary's University Hospital, Roehampton, London
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Alan P. Johnson Departments of the Antibiotic Reference Unit, Laboratory of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, London, UK
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Marie-France Palepou Departments of the Antibiotic Reference Unit, Laboratory of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, London, UK
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Robert C. George Departments of the Antibiotic Reference Unit, Laboratory of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, London, UK
Pages 291-293 | Received 04 Aug 1994, Accepted 15 Feb 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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