Letter to the editor about "Cotrimoxazole and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy: a
Qiang Cao1, Yuquan Chen2, Yangdongping Feng3
1Department of Earth Sciences, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China.
World Journal of Urology
|May 14, 2024
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