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Drug-Eluting Biopsy Needle as a Novel Strategy for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Transrectal Prostate Biopsy

OBJECTIVES: To preclinically evaluate drug-eluting biopsy needles (patent pending WO2016118026) as a new potential way of antimicrobial prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy. METHODS: Twenty steel biopsy needles have been coated with polyvinyl alcohol, ciprofloxacin, and amikacin. Modified bio...

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Autores principales: Sieczkowski, Marcin, Gibas, Artur, Wasik, Andrzej, Kot-Wasik, Agata, Piechowicz, Lidia, Namieśnik, Jacek, Matuszewski, Marcin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5762065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28766404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533034617722080