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Bacterial contamination after transvaginal aspiration (TVA) of oocytes

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecotogy Section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, 60612, Chicago, Illinois

    Barbara Saltes, Mary Wood Molo, Zvi Binor & Ewa Radwanska

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Saltes, B., Molo, M.W., Binor, Z. et al. Bacterial contamination after transvaginal aspiration (TVA) of oocytes. J Assist Reprod Genet 12, 657–658 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02212592

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