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Letter to the Editor

Usefulness of urine culture from healthy non-pregnant women with uncomplicated cystitis

Stephanie KnudtzonFaculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jørgen KnudtzonSinsen Medical Center, Oslo, Norway;Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Pages 632-634 | Received 29 Jan 2017, Accepted 12 Feb 2017, Published online: 03 Mar 2017

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