Antibacterial prophylaxis in patients after prostatectomy.
Seventy-five patients with prostatic adenoma and sterile urine cultures were treated prophylactically after operation, with one of four antibacterial drugs (Nitrofurantoin, Mandelamine, Biseptol, Chlorocid). Administration of Nitrofurantoin and Mandelamine in the postoperative period was found to be advantageous. In patients receiving these drugs, incidence of urinary tract infections was reduced by one half compared with a control group of untreated patients.
D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008709:Methenamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D009582:Nitrofurantoin; D014295:Trimethoprim; D008709:Methenamine; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole