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Multifocal Pseudomonas aeruginosa myositis in an apparently healthy adult

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  1. Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23, Marousi, Athens, Greece

    P. I. Rafailidis, A. Kapaskelis & M. E. Falagas

  2. Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece

    P. I. Rafailidis, A. Kapaskelis & M. E. Falagas

  3. Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    M. E. Falagas

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Rafailidis, P.I., Kapaskelis, A. & Falagas, M.E. Multifocal Pseudomonas aeruginosa myositis in an apparently healthy adult. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27, 159–161 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0412-3

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