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A case ofPropionibacterium acnes spinal osteomyelitis

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale di Circolo, Piazza Solaro 7, 21052, Busto Arsizio, Italy

    F. Suter & F. Maggiolo

  2. Department of Clinical Pathology, Ospedale di Circolo, Piazza Solaro 7, 21052, Busto Arsizio, Italy

    M. A. Silanos

  3. Department of Cardiology, Ospedale di Circolo, Piazza Solaro 7, 21052, Busto Arsizio, Italy

    G. Tabacchi

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Suter, F., Silanos, M.A., Tabacchi, G. et al. A case ofPropionibacterium acnes spinal osteomyelitis. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 196–197 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967078

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