Journal Reviews

Fluoroquinolone resistant rectal colonisation predicts risk of infectious complications after TRPB

1 March 2015 | | Basic Science Research | biopsy, drug resistance, infection, microbial, prostate

Transrectal prostate biopsy (TRPB) has been associated with increased risk of infection between 3.6-5% and sepsis rates of 0.3-3.1% mainly due to fluoroquinolone resistance (FQR). At present, FQ antibiotic prophylaxis is utilised commonly across North America and Europe but due...