RETRACTED ARTICLE: Efficacy of lactoferrin in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in pregnant Egyptian women: a randomized controlled trial

Ahmed Shoukry, Yasser ElKassar, Michaella K. Hezagirwa, Rehab El-Said

DOI: 10.1186/s12894-025-01725-7
Published: 2025-04-23
Container: BMC Urology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12894-025-01725-7,
  title = {RETRACTED ARTICLE: Efficacy of lactoferrin in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in pregnant Egyptian women: a randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Ahmed Shoukry and Yasser ElKassar and Michaella K. Hezagirwa and Rehab El-Said},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC Urology},
  doi = {10.1186/s12894-025-01725-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-025-01725-7}
}

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DO  - 10.1186/s12894-025-01725-7
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Shoukry, A., ElKassar, Y., Hezagirwa, M. K., & El-Said, R. (2025). RETRACTED ARTICLE: Efficacy of lactoferrin in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in pregnant Egyptian women: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Urology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-025-01725-7

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