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Guidelines for patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis may not be a paper tiger: a call for its implementation in clinical routine

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Maximilian Burger, Sabine Brookman-May, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Christian Gilfrich, Philipp J. Spachmann, and Florian Wagenlehner representing the MR2 study group as well as all colleagues at the participating hospitals for their support.

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  1. Department of Urology, St. Elisabeth-Hospital Straubing, St. Elisabeth-Str. 23, 94315, Straubing, Germany

    Matthias May

  2. Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Magdeburg University Medical Center, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

    Martin Schostak

  3. Department of Urology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Ruppiner Kliniken, Neuruppin, Germany

    Steffen Lebentrau

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May, M., Schostak, M., Lebentrau, S. et al. Guidelines for patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis may not be a paper tiger: a call for its implementation in clinical routine. Int Urogynecol J 30, 335–336 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-018-3851-8

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