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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Manu N. Capoor et al. concerning “Low virulence bacterial infections in cervical intervertebral discs: a prospective case series” by Chen Y, Wang X, Zhang X, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5582-4)

Authors: Yilei Chen, Xianjun Wang, Xuyang Zhang, Zhihai Zhu, Fengdong Zhao

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 5/2019

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We appreciate the careful reading and critical evaluation on our work by Capoor et al. The answers to the questions raised in the above letter are listed below. …

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Title: Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Manu N. Capoor et al. concerning “Low virulence bacterial infections in cervical intervertebral discs: a prospective case series” by Chen Y, Wang X, Zhang X, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5582-4)
Authors: Yilei Chen
Xianjun Wang
Xuyang Zhang
Zhihai Zhu
Fengdong Zhao
Publication date: 01-05-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5674-1

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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Manu N. Capoor et al. concerning “Low virulence bacterial infections in cervical intervertebral discs: a prospective case series” by Chen Y, Wang X, Zhang X, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5582-4)

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