Septic arthritis due to mycoplasma hominis
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Dr Malcolm I. Mcdonald FRACP
Infectious Disease Fellow
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Box 3825, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710Search for more papers by this authorJoseph O. Moore MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorJohn M. Harrelson MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopedic Surgery and Assistant Professor of Pathology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorClare P. Browning MASCP
Microbiology Technologist
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorHarry A. Gallis MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dr Malcolm I. Mcdonald FRACP
Infectious Disease Fellow
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Box 3825, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710Search for more papers by this authorJoseph O. Moore MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorJohn M. Harrelson MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopedic Surgery and Assistant Professor of Pathology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorClare P. Browning MASCP
Microbiology Technologist
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorHarry A. Gallis MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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