Single-dose versus 3-day cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in transurethral resection or greenlight laser vaporisation of the prostate: study protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo controlled non-inferiority trial (CITrUS trial)
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3237-3