European Association of Urology Position Paper on the Prevention of Infectious Complications Following Prostate Biopsy

Adrian Pilatz, Rajan Veeratterapillay, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Muhammad Imran Omar, Benjamin Pradere, Yuhong Yuan, Tommaso Cai, Tunde Mezei, Wout Devlies, Franck Bruyère, Riccardo Bartoletti, Bela Köves, Suzanne Geerlings, S. ren Schubert, Jeremy Grummet, Nicolas Mottet, Florian Wagenlehner, Gernot Bonkat

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Abstract

The transperineal approach is preferred to reduce prostate biopsy (PB)-related infections. Fluoroquinolones are suspended for prophylaxis of PB in the European Union; therefore, alternative antibiotics based on local resistance, or targeted prophylaxis, in conjunction with povidone-iodine rectal preparation are recommended for transrectal PB.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-15
JournalEuropean Urology
Volume79
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2021

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