Reducing Infectious Complications and Healthcare Costs in Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy with Single-Dose Cefmetazole and Levofloxacin

Reducing Infectious Complications and Healthcare Costs in Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy with Single-Dose Cefmetazole and Levofloxacin

AIM: To investigate the efficacy of antimicrobial prophylaxis (AP) for TRUS-PBx using intravenous cefmetazole (CMZ) and oral levofloxacin (LVFX). BACKGROUND: Fluoroquinolones (FQ) are currently the first choice as prophylactics for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-PBx). However, i...

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Main Authors: Katsuhiro Onishi, Hiroshi Morioka, Kazuki Nishida, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Tsuchimoto, Yoshie Moriya, Osamu Kamihira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
antimicrobial prophylaxis
cefmetazole
health care costs
levofloxacin
prostate biopsy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716524003035

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