Antimicrobial prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: fosfomycin trometamol, an attractive alternative
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Fosfomycin antimicrobial prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate: A prospective randomised study
OBJECTIVES To compare the incidence of infectious complications after single-dose fosfomycin vs. standard fluoroquinolone (FQ)-based prophylaxis in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate (TRUSBx), as there is an alarming trend worldwide of increasing resistance to FQs limiting their suitability as appropriate prophylaxis for TRUSBx. PATIENTS AND METHODS A pro...
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The early detection of prostatic neoplasm is nowadays a primary need in the urological field. The availability of transrectal ultrasound equipment alongside with bioptic tools made possible that transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate became the standard procedure to achieve this goal. With this work we would like to confirm the efficacy of this method which is also associated with...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Urology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0724-4983,1433-8726
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-016-1867-6