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Key articles
European Association of Urology. Guidelines on urological infections. Mar 2023 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: acute pyelonephritis. 2022 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: recurrent lower urinary tract infections in females. 2020 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: lower urinary tract symptoms-suspicion of benign prostatic hyperplasia. 2019 [internet publication].Full text
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