A comparison of pre-operative urine culture with intra-operative stone culture: a prospective observational study
Abstract Background It is well known that urinary calculi are associated with urinary tract infections. Post-operative sepsis is one of the major complications after various endourological procedures for stone surgeries. These episodes of sepsis occur even in negative urine cultures. Stones have bee...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-11-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Urology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-020-00087-w |