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. 2022 Mar 16;104(6):e23.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.01423.

Infected or Not Infected? Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Is Not the Answer...Yet: Commentary on an article by Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, et al.: "Poor Agreement Between Next-Generation DNA Sequencing and Bacterial Cultures in Orthopaedic Trauma Procedures"

Michelle Ghert  1
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Infected or Not Infected? Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Is Not the Answer...Yet: Commentary on an article by Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, et al.: "Poor Agreement Between Next-Generation DNA Sequencing and Bacterial Cultures in Orthopaedic Trauma Procedures"

Michelle Ghert. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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