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Street EJ, Justice ED, Kopa Z, et al. The 2016 European guideline on the management of epididymo-orchitis. Int J STD AIDS. 2017 Jul;28(8):744-9. Abstract
European Association of Urology. Guidelines on urological infections. Mar 2025 [internet publication].Full text
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