Is antibiotic prophylaxis required for flexible cystoscopy? A truncated randomized double-blind controlled trial

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1006-1008

  Wilson, Liam ^a,b   Ryan, J ^a   Thelning, C ^a   Masters, J ^a   Tuckey, J ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NORFLOXACIN; PLACEBO;

ANALYSIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE CYSTOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERIM ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIURIA; CYSTOSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORFLOXACIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 27744525613     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.1006     Document Type: Article

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