ArticleProstate international2024
Infectious complications of transrectal prostate biopsy in patients receiving targeted antibiotic prophylaxis after urethral and rectal swab versus standard prophylaxis: A prospective comparative study.
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- Non-antibiotic treatments for the management of recurrent urinary tract infection in the multidrug resistance era: A narrative review.Investigative and clinical urology · 2026Review
- Transperineal cognitive versus trans-rectal fusion biopsy under local anesthesia: multicenter outcomes in detection rates, complications, and feasibility.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
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- The addition of peri-operative gentamicin with ciprofloxacin reduces infection and sepsis rates post transrectal prostate biopsy.Prostate international · 2025Article
- Single-dose vs prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis of fosfomycin for transrectal prostate biopsy: a single-center prospective, randomized, controlled trial.Prostate international · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: To evaluate the role of targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) after rectal and urethral swab cultures compared to empiric antibiotic prophylaxis (EAP) for the prevention of infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-Bx). Methods: We conducted a prospective comparative study on 141 patients who underwent TRUS-Bx and were allocated in two groups. The first group (n = 71) received EAP with ciprofloxacin and the second (n = 70) received TAP according to rectal and urethral cultures. Post-biopsy infectious complications rates were compared between the two groups. Fluoroquinolone resistance (FQ-R) in the urethral and rectal swabs was recorded. Baseline characteristics were analyzed to assess their relationship with infectious complications and antibiotic resistance. Results: A total of 8 infectious complications were observed, 7 of them in the EAP group (9.85%) and 1 in the TAP group (1.4%). There was a statistically significant difference in febrile UTIs between the two groups (6 vs 0, Conclusion: Combination of rectal and urethral swab cultures for TAP was able to detect FQ-R bacteria carriers and was associated with fewer infectious complications compared to EAP.
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