Pathogens isolated from deep soft tissue and bone in patients with diabetic foot infections

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-295

  Ertugrul, M Bulent ^a   Baktiroglu, Selcuk ^b   Salman, Serpil ^b   Unal, Seher ^b   Aksoy, Murat ^a   Berberoglu, Kezban ^b   Calangu, Semra ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 49749083095     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/0980290     Document Type: Article

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