Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients of the two groups.

		Group				P value
		TAP		EAP
		N	%	N	%
Medical history of UTI	No	48	68.6%	53	74.6%	0.424
	Yes	22	31.4%	18	25.4%
Medical history of prior prostate biopsies	No	57	81.4%	49	69.0%	0.088
	Yes	13	18.6%	22	31.0%
Medical history of antibiotic usage	No	33	47.1%	29	40.8%	0.451
	Yes	37	52.9%	42	59.2%
Antibiotic usage in the past 6 months	No	42	60.0%	48	67.6%	0.347
	Yes	28	40.0%	23	32.4%
Diabetes mellitus	No	55	78.6%	56	78.9%	0.965
	Yes	15	21.4%	15	21.1%