Fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli in intestinal flora of patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy-should we reassess our practices for antibiotic prophylaxis?
- 1 June 2012
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 18 (6), 575-581
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03638.x
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