European Association of Urology Position Paper on the Prevention of Infectious Complications Following Prostate Biopsy

European Association of Urology Position Paper on the Prevention of Infectious Complications Following Prostate Biopsy

The transperineal approach is preferred to reduce prostate biopsy (PB)-related infections. Fluoroquinolones are suspended for prophylaxis of PB in the European Union; therefore, alternative antibiotics based on local resistance, or targeted prophylaxis, in conjunction with povidone-iodine rectal pre...

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Veröffentlicht in:European urology 2021-01, Vol.79 (1), p.11-15
Hauptverfasser: Pilatz, Adrian, Veeratterapillay, Rajan, Dimitropoulos, Konstantinos, Omar, Muhammad Imran, Pradere, Benjamin, Yuan, Yuhong, Cai, Tommaso, Mezei, Tunde, Devlies, Wout, Bruyère, Franck, Bartoletti, Riccardo, Köves, Bela, Geerlings, Suzanne, Schubert, Sören, Grummet, Jeremy, Mottet, Nicolas, Wagenlehner, Florian, Bonkat, Gernot
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The transperineal approach is preferred to reduce prostate biopsy (PB)-related infections. Fluoroquinolones are suspended for prophylaxis of PB in the European Union; therefore, alternative antibiotics based on local resistance, or targeted prophylaxis, in conjunction with povidone-iodine rectal preparation are recommended for transrectal PB.
ISSN:0302-2838
1873-7560
DOI:10.1016/j.eururo.2020.10.019