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Strategies for prevention of ultrasound guided prostate biopsy infections [Erratum]

Authors Lu D, Raman J

Received 20 July 2016

Accepted for publication 20 July 2016

Published 23 August 2016 Volume 2016:9 Pages 199—200

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S117724



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