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Common Bacterial Infections in Infancy and Childhood

5. Infections of the Skeletal System

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Canada

    G. A. Ahronheim

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Montreal Children’s Hospital, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

    G. A. Ahronheim

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Fifth of 7 parts. Parts 1, 2 and 3 appeared in the last issue. Parts 4, 6 and 7 appear in this issue.

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Ahronheim, G.A. Common Bacterial Infections in Infancy and Childhood. Drugs 16, 210–218 (1978). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-197816030-00003

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