Gram-negative prosthetic joint infections: a  retrospective multicentre European study of  incidence, risk factors, and treatment outcomes

Famada Arboix, Ernest; Fischbacher, Arnaud; Ferrari, Matteo Carlo Maria; Borens, Olivier; Pérez-Prieto, Daniel

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Gram-negative prosthetic joint infections: a retrospective multicentre European study of incidence, risk factors, and treatment outcomes

Ernest Famada Arboix, Arnaud Fischbacher, Matteo Carlo Maria Ferrari, Olivier Borens, and Daniel Pérez-Prieto

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