Intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam plus fluoroquinolone prophylaxis prior to prostate ultrasound biopsy reduces serious infectious complications and is cost effective

Infectious complications related to prostate ultrasound and biopsy have increased in the past decade with the emergence of increasing fluoroquinolone bacterial resistance. We investigated the addition of intravenous (iv) piperacillin/tazobactam immediately prior to prostate ultrasound and biopsy wit...

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Autores principales: Remynse, Louis C, Sweeney, Patrick J, Brewton, Kevin A, Lonsway, Jay M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198647
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJU.S23432

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198647
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJU.S23432

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