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Group A streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis presenting with acute quadriplegia

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  1. Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany

    M. Furitsch & B. Spellerberg

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Ulm, Steinhövelstraße 9, 89075, Ulm, Germany

    K. Träger

  3. National Reference Centre for Streptococci, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    M. van der Linden

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Furitsch, M., Träger, K., van der Linden, M. et al. Group A streptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis presenting with acute quadriplegia. Infection 39, 389–391 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0113-9

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