Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in Intervertebral Discs of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdis...
Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in Intervertebral Discs of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
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Capoor, Manu N , Ruzicka, Filip , Machackova, Tana , Jancalek, Radim , Smrcka, Martin , Schmitz, Jonathan E , Hermanova, Marketa , Sana, Jiri , Michu, Elleni , Baird, John C , Ahmed, Fahad S , Maca, Karel , Lipina, Radim , Alamin, Todd F , Coscia, Michael F , Stonemetz, Jerry L , Witham, Timothy , Ehrlich, Garth D , Gokaslan, Ziya L , Mavrommatis, Konstantinos , Birkenmaier, Christof , Fischetti, Vincent A and Slaby, Ondrej
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The relationship between intervertebral disc degeneration and chronic infection by Propionibacterium acnes is controversial with contradictory evidence available in the literature. Previous studies investigating these relationships were under-powered and fraught with methodical differences; moreover, they have not taken into consideration P. acnes'...
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Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in Intervertebral Discs of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
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Ruzicka, Filip
Machackova, Tana
Jancalek, Radim
Smrcka, Martin
Schmitz, Jonathan E
Hermanova, Marketa
Sana, Jiri
Michu, Elleni
Baird, John C
Ahmed, Fahad S
Maca, Karel
Lipina, Radim
Alamin, Todd F
Coscia, Michael F
Stonemetz, Jerry L
Witham, Timothy
Ehrlich, Garth D
Gokaslan, Ziya L
Mavrommatis, Konstantinos
Birkenmaier, Christof
Fischetti, Vincent A
Slaby, Ondrej
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1812824135
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1812824135
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0161676
