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Prostate biopsy—infection and prior fluoroquinolone exposure

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Prostate cancer screening has led to an increase in transrectal-ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsies. However, clinicians are becoming increasingly concerned that fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms are the cause of infectious complications in patients who have undergone this procedure. Two separate studies have shown that patients treated with fluoroquinolone prior to transrectal biopsy are at an increased risk of infectious complications.

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I would like to thank Dr Ralph V. Clayman for his critical review of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, 333 The City Boulevard West, Suite 2100, Orange, 92868, CA, USA

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Liss, M. Prostate biopsy—infection and prior fluoroquinolone exposure. Nat Rev Urol 8, 592–594 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2011.153

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