1702A Comparative Analysis of Tuberculous and Brucellar Spondylodiscitis
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Spondylodiscitis Makram Koubaa, MD; Tarak Hachicha, MD; Fatma Smaoui, MD; Chakib Marrakchi, MD; Boussaima Hammami, MD; Imed Maaloul, MD; Kaireddine Ben Mahfoudh, MD; Adnane Hammami, MD; Mounir Ben Jemaa, MD; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; Department of Radiology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; Department of Microbiology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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