Optimized decision algorithm for the microbiological diagnosis of osteoarticular infections in adults using synovial fluid samples: a prospective study in two French hospitals including 423 samples of synovial fluid

Dupieux, Céline; Descours, Ghislaine; Verhoeven, Paul; Grattard, Florence; Benito, Yvonne; Vandenesch, François; Cazorla, Céline; Ferry, Tristan; Lustig, Sébastien; Boyer, Bertrand; Boisset, Sandrine; Carricajo, Anne; Laurent, Frédéric; PIRLA investigator group,

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Optimized decision algorithm for the microbiological diagnosis of osteoarticular infections in adults using synovial fluid samples: a prospective study in two French hospitals including 423 samples of synovial fluid

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