Evaluation of periprocedure antibiotics and infection-related hospitalizations after transrectal prostate biopsies

• Main Authors: Tenley Ryan (Author), Neena Thomas-Gosain (Author), Jane Eason (Author), Hanna Akalu (Author), Navila Sharif (Author), Jessica Bennett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Prostate cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. Definitive diagnosis is made by prostate biopsy. This procedure poses a risk of infection and, rarely, sepsis. Studies have found the incidence of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UT...