Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Second Trimester Amniocentesis: Is it Necessary?
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Antibiotic prophylaxis before amniocentesis.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Eurasian Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2147-7094
DOI: 10.4328/aemed.27