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Bacterial colonization and resistance patterns in 133 patients undergoing a primary hip- or knee replacement in Southern Sweden

Anna StefánsdóttirDepartment of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Åsa JohanssonDepartment of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University
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Lars LidgrenDepartment of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University
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Philippe WagnerRC Syd National Register Centre, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Annette W-DahlDepartment of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University
Pages 87-91 | Received 25 Jan 2012, Accepted 13 Nov 2012, Published online: 14 Feb 2013

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