title: Urethral and prostatic colonization and infection in patients undergoing prostatectomy.
abstract: We conducted a prospective trial to identify organisms colonizing the urethra and prostate and their role in the aetiology of infection after prostatectomy. Twenty-five patients were studied of whom six developed postoperative infection. The causative organisms were previously recovered from the urethra but not the prostate. There was a high rate of urethral colonization by streptococci (14/25) and a low incidence of prostatic colonization. We describe a novel method of sampling the prostate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St. Laurence's Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nally
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011467:Prostate / Q000382:microbiology*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology