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. 1964 Sep;17(5):482–491. doi: 10.1136/jcp.17.5.482

Pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of non-tuberculous urinary tract infection: A review

W Brumfitt 1,2, A Percival 1,2
PMCID: PMC480801  PMID: 14207779

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