European and Asian guidelines on management and prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2008; 10(3):201-215

​ Tenke P., Kovacs B., Bjerklund Johansen T.E., Matsumoto T., Tambyah P.A., Naber K.
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Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2008; 10(3):201-215

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Translated and reprinted with permission of the authors and publisher from “International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents” 31S (2008) S68–S78

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