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    P. O. Madsen M.D. & P. H. Graversen M.D.

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Madsen, P.O., Graversen, P.H. Antimicrobial prophylaxis in transurethral surgery. Infection 14, 201–202 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644262

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