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  1. School of Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia

    Anna Maccabruni (Professor of Infectious Diseases) & Redento Mora (Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director)

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Pavia, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

    Anna Maccabruni (Professor of Infectious Diseases)

  3. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Pavia, Città di Pavia Institute, Pavia, Italy

    Redento Mora (Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director)

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Maccabruni, A., Mora, R. (2006). Antibiotic Therapy. In: Mora, R. (eds) Nonunion of the Long Bones. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0409-8_18

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