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ASO Author Reflections: Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Mastectomy—Too Much or Too Little

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  1. Center for Clinical Best Practices, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

    Russell Seth Martins MBBS

  2. Department of Surgery, Link Building, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

    Abida K. Sattar MD

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Martins, R.S., Sattar, A.K. ASO Author Reflections: Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Mastectomy—Too Much or Too Little. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 6323–6324 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12340-3

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