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

• Main Authors: Daniel J. G. Thirion (Author), Jean-Alexandre Caissy (Author), Florence Poulin (Author), Camille S. H. Lanfranchi (Author), Albin Deda (Author), Armen Aprikian (Author), Charles Frenette (Author), Sero Andonian (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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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...