Oral vs. Intravenous Antibiotics for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Osteomyelitis in the Veteran Population
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Christian Chidiac, MD, PhD and Florent Valour, MD, PhD; Inserm 1111, UCBL1, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, ID Department, Regional Reference Center for Bji, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Regional Reference Center for Bji, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, Laboratory ID Department, Regional Reference Center for Bji, Hospices Civils de Lyon – Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France, Orthopaedic Surgery, Regional Reference Center for Bji, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, Hospices Civils de Lyon – Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Benite, France
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