title: Acute prostatitis: which antibiotic to use first.
abstract: Six antimicrobial agents were administered to 48 patients (divided in 6 groups) who underwent prostatectomy. Half of the patients received the antibiotic in a single dose one hour before the operation and the rest in divided doses 24 hours before the operation. The concentration levels in serum and in prostatic tissue were measured for each of the antibiotics and for each mode of administration. The obtained ratios of prostatic tissue to serum concentrations and the relative antimicrobial activity to local pathogens of each agent indicate that the agent of choice for prostatic disease is netilmicin followed by aztreonam, cefuroxime and the ticarcillin-clavulanic acid combination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Athens University, Greece.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becopoulos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Georgoulias
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Constantinides
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stathakis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kosmidis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001398:Aztreonam / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009428:Netilmicin; D001398:Aztreonam; D002444:Cefuroxime