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Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy

  • Pooja Mittal
    Correspondence
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    Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Hutzel Women's Hospital, Wayne State University, 3990 John R Road, 7 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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  • Deborah A. Wing
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    Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive, South, Building 56, Suite 800, Orange, CA 92868, USA
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