Epididymitis after transrectal ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of prostate gland

Urology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 306-308

  Donzella, Joseph G ^b   Merrick, Gregory S ^a   Lindert, David J ^b   Andreini Jr , Hugo J ^b   Curtis, Rodney L ^b   Luna, Ignacio H ^b   Allen, Zachariah ^b   Butler, Wayne M ^b  

^a WHEELING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DENSITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDIDYMITIS; EVALUATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 1242274339     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.09.022     Document Type: Article

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