Contamination risk in urology operating room during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Youssef Kharbach, Tangier University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

MD. Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Tangier University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tangier, Morocco.

Abdelhak Khallouk, Tangier University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

MD. Professor, Department of Urology, Tangier University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tangier, Morocco

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2020-08-06

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Kharbach Y, Khallouk A. Contamination risk in urology operating room during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 6 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];138(4):345-6. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/648

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Vol. 138 No. 4 (2020)

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Letter to the Editor

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