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Polymicrobial Deep Joint Replacement Infection Temporally Associated With Building Construction: A Case Series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

S. L. Ezekiel Tan
Affiliation:
Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle
Haig M. Lennox
Affiliation:
Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamworth
Graeme J. Doig
Affiliation:
Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamworth
Rupert F. Snyman
Affiliation:
Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2005

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