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Published in Urology

Journal Scan / Research · November 08, 2022

Evaluating the Risk of UTI Associated With Single-Use vs Reusable Ureteroscopes in Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopy for Urolithiasis

Journal of Endourology/Endourological Society

 

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Journal of Endourology/Endourological Society
Single-use ureteroscopes are associated with decreased risk of urinary tract infection after ureteroscopy for urolithiasis compared to reusable ureteroscopes
J Endourol 2022 Oct 20;[EPub Ahead of Print], R Unno, G Hosier, F Hamouche, D Bayne, M Stoller, T Chi

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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