Fosfomycin trometamol vs ciprofloxacin for antibiotic prophylaxis before transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: A meta-analysis of clinical studies.

What it found

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Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Comparing fosfomycin and ciprofloxacin for uncomplicated UTI treatment in adults: better bacterial eradication but non-significant clinical remission-a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2025
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2. Fosfomycin for Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Men Undergoing a Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023
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3. [Prostate biopsy-infection prophylaxis and patient preparation].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
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4. [Infectious complications following prostate biopsy-Major changes 2020].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2020
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5. Optimizing Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance: A Position Paper from the Italian Multidisciplinary Society for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (SIMPIOS).Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
   Review
6. Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid in Transrectal Biopsy of the Prostate-An Alternative in Times of Ciprofloxacin Obsolescence and Fosfomycin Limitation?Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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7. Comparison of ciprofloxacin versus fosfomycin versus fosfomycin plus trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for preventing infections after transrectal prostate biopsy.World journal of urology · 2024
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8. Morbidity of Transrectal MRI-Fusion Targeted Prostate Biopsy at a Tertiary Referral Academic Centre: An Audit to Guide the Transition to the Transperineal Approach.Cancers · 2023
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9. Effectiveness of fosfomycin-based antimicrobial prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: A Korean multicenter study.Investigative and clinical urology · 2023
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10. Fosfomycin Pharmacokinetic Profile in Plasma and Urine and Quantitative Estimation in Prostate and Seminal Vesicles after One and Two Consecutive Doses of Oral Fosfomycin Trometamol in Healthy Male Volunteers.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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11. Comparison of a combined regimen of fosfomycin and ciprofloxacin with ciprofloxacin alone as antimicrobial prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy in the era of high fluoroquinolone-resistant rectal flora.Prostate international · 2021
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12. [Antibiotic prophylaxis for endourological interventions considering antibiotic stewardship].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2021
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13. Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in an Era of Antibiotic Resistance: Common Resistant Bacteria and Wider Considerations for Practice.Infection and drug resistance · 2021
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14. Evaluation ofJournal of laboratory physicians
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