Meatal cleaning: discrepancies in need of explanation - Authors' reply.

Lancet Infect Dis

Medical School, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia; Australian Capital Territory Pathology, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Garran, ACT, Australia.

Published: November 2019


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