title: The origin of bacteria isolated from patients after transurethral prostatectomy.
abstract: Of 250 patients undergoing transurethral prostatectomy, 34 had significant bacteriuria after surgery. In 20 patients, including some without significant colonies of bacteria, the same organisms were found before surgery. Closed surgical systems and aseptic techniques can prevent infection from outside the patient, but bacteriuria can still develop from within the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, National Medical Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011468:Prostatectomy