In this review we evaluate the best management strategy to prevent infectious complications following prostate biopsy. We show that antibiotic prophylaxis is essential for prostate biopsy and that rectal preparation with povidone-iodine is mandatory.
Update on Strategies to Reduce Infectious Complications After Prostate Biopsy / Pilatz, Adrian; Veeratterapillay, Rajan; Koves, Bela; Cai, Tommaso; Bartoletti, Riccardo; Wagenlehner, Florian; Bruyere, Franck; Geerlings, Suzanne; Bonkat, Gernot; Pradere, Benjamin. - In: EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS. - ISSN 2405-4569. - 5:1(2019), pp. 20-28. [10.1016/j.euf.2018.11.009]
Update on Strategies to Reduce Infectious Complications After Prostate Biopsy
Cai, Tommaso;
2019-01-01
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In this review we evaluate the best management strategy to prevent infectious complications following prostate biopsy. We show that antibiotic prophylaxis is essential for prostate biopsy and that rectal preparation with povidone-iodine is mandatory.File in questo prodotto:
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