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The penetration of antibiotics into the prostate in chronic bacterial prostatitis

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Barza, M., Cuchural, G. The penetration of antibiotics into the prostate in chronic bacterial prostatitis. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 3, 503–505 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013607

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