Ciprofloxacin Alone vs. Ciprofloxacin plus an Aminoglycoside for the Prevention of Infectious Complications following a Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Ciprofloxacin Alone vs. Ciprofloxacin plus an Aminoglycoside for the Prevention of Infectious Complications following a Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of augmented prophylaxis (ciprofloxacin augmented with an aminoglycoside) compared with that of empirical prophylaxis (ciprofloxacin alone) on transrectal post-prostate biopsy infectious complication (PBIC) rates. A retrospective cohort study eval...

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Main Authors: Daniel J. G. Thirion, Jean-Alexandre Caissy, Florence Poulin, Camille S. H. Lanfranchi, Albin Deda, Armen Aprikian, Charles Frenette, Sero Andonian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
infection control
antimicrobial resistance
antibiotic prophylaxis
augmented prophylaxis
multidrug resistance
targeted prophylaxis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/1/56

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