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Conservative treatment of infected mesh by use of gentamycin impregnated calcium sulphate antibiotic beads: a report of two cases

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    C. M. Hoogerboord, M. Cwinn & S. F. Minor

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Hoogerboord, C.M., Cwinn, M. & Minor, S.F. Conservative treatment of infected mesh by use of gentamycin impregnated calcium sulphate antibiotic beads: a report of two cases. Hernia 23, 407–409 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-01910-2

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