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Melgarejo-Segura, M.T., Morales-Martinez, A. & Arrabal-Polo, M.A. Pneumorachis and spondylodiscitis caused by emphysematous pyelonephritis. Int Urol Nephrol 53, 91–92 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-020-02598-5
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