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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Children

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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children III

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Long, E., Colquhoun, S., Carapetis, J.R. (2006). Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Children. In: Pollard, A.J., Finn, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children III. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 582. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-33026-7_20

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