World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 119-122 , February 2010

Spondylodiscitis due to Prevotella associated with ovarian mass—a rare case report and review of literature

Received 3 June 2009 ,Accepted 3 July 2009.

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World Neurosurgery
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