Impact of a Switch From Ciprofloxacin to Ceftriaxone Prophylaxis on Infectious Complications After Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of the Prostate.

Rafael Mendo-Lopez, Irma Lengu, Carvell Nguyen, Brigid M Wilson, Curtis J Donskey, Michelle T Hecker

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Comparison of Infectious Complications After Transrectal Prostate Biopsy Under Two Antibiotic Prophylaxis Regimens: Ceftriaxone Plus Cefixime Versus Ciprofloxacin Plus Gentamicin.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2026
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6 authors.

Rafael Mendo-LopezDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Irma LenguDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Carvell NguyenDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Brigid M WilsonDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Curtis J DonskeyDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-4498

Michelle T HeckerDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a 12-year single-center quasi-experimental study, a switch from ciprofloxacin to ceftriaxone prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy procedures was associated with a significant reduction in 30-day postprocedure urinary tract infection, urinary tract infection-related hospitalizations, antibiotic prescriptions, and isolation of fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms from urine or blood cultures.

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ceftriaxoneciprofloxacinEscherichia colitransrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostateurinary tract infection

Identifiers

PMID39022394

DOI10.1093/ofid/ofae360

PMCPMC11252842

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