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Case 35. An 11-Month-Old Infant with Limping Gait for 1 Week: Osteomyelitis Caused by Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine

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  • Huang CY, Chiu NC, Chi H, Huang FY, Chang PH. Clinical Manifestations, Management, and Outcomes of Osteitis/Osteomyelitis Caused by Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in Children: Comparison by Site(s) of Affected Bones. J Pediatrics 2019; 207: 97–102.

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Chen, CJ. (2023). Case 35. An 11-Month-Old Infant with Limping Gait for 1 Week: Osteomyelitis Caused by Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine. In: Huang, YC., Lee, PI., Chen, PY. (eds) Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7276-8_35

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