Utility of Diagnostic Bone Biopsies in the Management of Osteomyelitis Through Retrospective Analysis: How Golden Is This Gold Standard?
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196. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Healthcare-Associated Hematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis Ki-Ho Park, MD; Yu-Mi Lee, MD; Song Mi Moon, M.D., PhD; Seong Yeon Park, MD; Oh-Hyun Cho, MD; Mi Suk Lee, MD and In-Gyu Bae, MD; Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), Infectious Disease, Korean Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of (South), Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea, Republic of (South), Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea, Republic of (South), Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea, Republic of (South)
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