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Comparative study of the intravenous chemoprophylaxix versus local Sulmycin® Implant E Sponge use in vaginal hysterectomy

Panagiotis TsikourasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexandros DafopoulosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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Christos ZografouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Artemis KarkanakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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Evelin TsiggaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Alexandros AmmariDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Konstantinos DafopoulosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Thessalia, Larissa, Greece
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Georgios GalaziosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Vasileios LiberisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Alexander Tobias TeichmannDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Teaching Hospital Clinicum Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany
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Pages 181-187 | Received 08 Apr 2011, Accepted 14 Jul 2011, Published online: 23 Sep 2011

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