Chemoprophylaxis during transrectal prostate needle biopsy: critical analysis through randomized cli...
Chemoprophylaxis during transrectal prostate needle biopsy: critical analysis through randomized clinical trial
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Purpose
To compare the efficacy of three chemoprophylaxis approaches in prevention of post-transrectal biopsy infectious complications (TBICs).
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Patients were randomly assigned to receive ciprofloxacin 3 days 500 mg B.I.D 3 days starting the night prior to biopsy (standard prophylaxis), augmented prophylaxis using ciprofloxacin and...
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Chemoprophylaxis during transrectal prostate needle biopsy: critical analysis through randomized clinical trial
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2036202274
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2036202274
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0724-4983
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1433-8726
DOI
10.1007/s00345-018-2319-2
