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Osteomyelitis caused by Pasteurella multocida and Bacteroides pyogenes after cat bite

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  1. Clinical Microbiology Service, Basurto University Hospital, 18 Avenida Montevideo, 48013, Bilbao (Biscay), Spain

    Domingo Fernández Vecilla, Mary Paz Roche Matheus & José Luis Díaz de Tuesta del Arco

  2. Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces Plaza, 48903, Barakaldo (Biscay), Spain

    Domingo Fernández Vecilla, Mary Paz Roche Matheus, Gotzon Iglesias Hidalgo & José Luis Díaz de Tuesta del Arco

  3. Radiodiagnosis Service of Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain

    Gotzon Iglesias Hidalgo

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Vecilla, D.F., Matheus, M.P.R., Hidalgo, G.I. et al. Osteomyelitis caused by Pasteurella multocida and Bacteroides pyogenes after cat bite. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 42, 125–128 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04520-6

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