Development of a periprosthetic joint infection by Abiotrophia defectiva years after total knee arthroplasty
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Title: Abiotrophia Defectiva Knee Prothesis Infection
Author's response to reviews: see over 1791077883534244 – revised 1 Abiotrophia defectiva knee prosthesis infection. Abstract word count: 145 23 Text word count: 1084 24 25 1791077883534244 – revised 2 Abstract 25 Background: Abiotrophia species have rarely been implicated in osteoarticular infections. 26
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthroplasty Today
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2352-3441
DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.12.002