Morbidity of ultrasound-guided transrectal core biopsy of the prostate without prophylactic antibiotic therapy. A prospective study in 415 cases

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 777-780

  Enlund, A L ^a,b   Varenhorst, E ^a,b  

^a Departments of Radiology

^b VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complications; Core biopsy; Fever; Infection; Prostate; Transrectal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0031402283     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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