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Urology: Original clinical scientific reports

The Bacterial Flora of the Genitourinary Tract in Healthy Fertile Men

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Pages 387-393 | Received 02 Oct 1995, Accepted 09 Feb 1996, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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