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The prevalence of urinary tract infection, or urosepsis following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in a subset of the Saudi population and patterns of susceptibility to flouroquinolones

Sultan S. AlKhateeb, Nayf A. AlShammari, Mohand A. AlZughaibi, Yahya G. Ghazwani, Khalid A. Alrabeeah and Nasser M. Albqami
Saudi Medical Journal August 2016, 37 (8) 860-863; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.8.15803
Sultan S. AlKhateeb
From the Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ABU, FSUO
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Nayf A. AlShammari
From the Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS
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Mohand A. AlZughaibi
From the Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Yahya G. Ghazwani
From the Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ABU, FSNU
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Khalid A. Alrabeeah
From the Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Nasser M. Albqami
From the Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sultan S. AlKhateeb, Nayf A. AlShammari, Mohand A. AlZughaibi, Yahya G. Ghazwani, Khalid A. Alrabeeah, Nasser M. Albqami
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Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2016, 37 (8) 860-863; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.8.15803
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