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A study is presented in which patients with recurrent urinary tract infections with and without anatomical defects or obstructive diseases are treated with a short-term, high-dosage followed by a short-term, low-dosage regimen of co-trimoxazole.
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de Voogt, H.J., Mattie, H. Short-term treatment of patients with chronic and recurrent urinary tract infections with co-trimoxazole. Urol. Res. 1, 152–156 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256615
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