Orthopedic implant-associated infection: the main etiological agents, local resistance and antimicrobial therapy recommendations
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عنوان ژورنال: Traumatology and Orthopedics of Russia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2542-0933,2311-2905
DOI: 10.21823/2311-2905-2013--4-5-15