Prophylaxis in urology is no longer easy--should we use more or fewer antibiotics?

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Editorial

John N Krieger. J Urol. 2013 Dec.

. 2013 Dec;190(6):1972-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.09.025. Epub 2013 Sep 18.

¹ Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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