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Septic complications and hospital admissions after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: incidence rates and outcomes in 913 consecutive biopsies

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  1. Department of Urology, General Hospital Varaždin, Ivana Meštrovića bb, 42000, Varaždin, Croatia

    Branimir Lodeta

  2. Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

    Vladimir Trkulja

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Lodeta, B., Trkulja, V. Septic complications and hospital admissions after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: incidence rates and outcomes in 913 consecutive biopsies. Int Urol Nephrol 46, 2335–2336 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-014-0815-x

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