The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 356-358 , October 2010

Salmonella infection of a total knee replacement

  • G.S. Carlile

      Affiliations

    • Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 7977299952.
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  • J. Elvy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Church Lane, Exeter EX2 5AD, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 1392402978.
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  • A.D. Toms

      Affiliations

    • Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 1392403562.

Received 25 March 2009 ,Revised 5 October 2009 ,Accepted 6 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.10.003

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 356-358 , October 2010

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