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. 2016 Aug 29;3(1):21–26. doi: 10.14338/IJPT-16-00007.1

Table 5.

Incidence of bacterial UTI after transrectal prostate biopsy.

Author
Institution
No. of patients (dates)
Antibiotic prophylaxis
UTIs
Sanders and Buchan [14] Christchurch Hospital 1421 (2010-2011) Cipro 2.8% required hospitalization
Carignan et al [15] Universite de Sherbrooke 5798 (2002-2011) Cipro 0.83% sepsis
Campeggi et al [16] Henri Mondor 3000 (2006-2009) Quinolones 0.67% required hospitalization
Edhaie et al [17] MSKCC 403 (2011-2012) Quinolones +/- Gentamicin 3.2% required hospitalization
Patel et al [18] The Prostate Centre- London 316 (2008-2010) Cipro, Gentamicin, Metonidazole 5% required hospitilization

Abbreviation: UTI, urinary tract infection; MSKCC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Borrowed with permission from Mendenhall WM, Costa JA, Williams CR, Harris SE, Mandia SE, Hoppe BS, Henderson RH, Bryant CM, Nichols RC, Mendenhall NP. Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection after Fiducial Marker Placement or Prostate Biopsy. Int J Particle Ther. 2014;1(3):745–758.