A Unique Presentation of Chronic Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis With Mediastinal Abscess
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A Unique Presentation of Chronic Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis With Mediastinal Abscess.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2048-7193,2048-7207
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pis002