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Targeted antimicrobial prophylaxis using rectal swab cultures in men undergoing transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy is associated with reduced incidence of postoperative infectious complications and cost of care.

Taylor AK, Zembower TR, Nadler RB et al.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Urol 2012;187:1275–9.
Editor’s note: The incidence of infection following prostate biopsy is reported to be between 2% and 8%, and prior to the routine use of antibiotics, infection rates had been reported to be as high as 25% (Urology 1998;52:641–3, Urology 1998;52:552–8).
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