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Letter to the editor for the article “A new protocol for renal collecting system sterilization with antibiotic irrigation during lithotripsy in retrograde intrarenal surgery: a prospective, comparative study”

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Funding

This study was supported by the Scientific Project of Health Commission of Hunan Province (no. B202304055928), Promotion Project of health suitable technology of Health Commission of Hunan Province (no. 202319016258).

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  1. Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China

    Shidong Deng, Lingzhi Liu, Yurou Wang, Chuan Zhou & Huihui Zhang

  2. Institute of Hospital Administration, University of South China, Hengyang, China

    Huihui Zhang

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SD: Project development and manuscript writing. LL, YW, CZ: Language and writing polishing. HZ: Conception and design. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Deng, S., Liu, L., Wang, Y. et al. Letter to the editor for the article “A new protocol for renal collecting system sterilization with antibiotic irrigation during lithotripsy in retrograde intrarenal surgery: a prospective, comparative study”. World J Urol 42, 304 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-024-05027-9

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