Polymerase chain reaction diagnosis of Kingella kingae arthritis in a young child.

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  • J Stähelin
  • D Goldenberger
  • H E Gnehm
  • M Altwegg
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

دوره 27 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998