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Two weeks versus four weeks of antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis: a prospective, randomised, non-inferiority trial

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  1. Correspondence to Dr Ilker Uçkay, Uniklinik Balgrist, Zurich 8008, Switzerland; ilker.uckay{at}balgrist.ch
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Gjika E, Beaulieu J, Vakalopoulos K, et al
Two weeks versus four weeks of antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis: a prospective, randomised, non-inferiority trial
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2019;78:1114-1121.

Publication history

  • Received January 23, 2019
  • Revised April 1, 2019
  • Accepted April 1, 2019
  • First published April 16, 2019.
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May 12, 2021

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