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Letter to the Editor

The safety of nitrofurantoin for the treatment of nosocomial catheter-associated bacteriuria (CAB) and cystitis

Burke A. CunhaInfectious Disease Division Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, NY, USA;State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Philip LeeInfectious Disease Division Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, NY, USA;State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
,
Nicole KaourisInfectious Disease Division Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, NY, USA;State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Muhammad RazaInfectious Disease Division Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, NY, USA;State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Pages 122-123 | Published online: 09 Jul 2014

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