Urology
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 34-36 , July 2008

Multi-Drug–Resistant Bacteremia After Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsies in Hospital Employees and Their Relatives

Received 28 January 2008 ,Accepted 29 January 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00183-0

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.01.065

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 34-36 , July 2008

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