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Osteomyelitis of the spine caused by mycobacterium avium complex in an immunocompetent patient

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Drs M. Hirokawa, N. Fujishima, M. Hashimoto, K. Suzuki, K. Kamo, K. Kikuchi, H. Kijima, M. Hosoba, and K. Shimada for their cooperation.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan

    Tetsuya Suzuki, Hajime Murai, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Michio Hongo & Yoichi Shimada

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan

    Eiji Itoi

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Suzuki, T., Murai, H., Miyakoshi, N. et al. Osteomyelitis of the spine caused by mycobacterium avium complex in an immunocompetent patient. J Orthop Sci 18, 490–495 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-011-0183-7

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