[Incidence of infection after transurethral prostatectomy].
The incidence of preoperative and postoperative infections among 46 patients who underwent transurethral prostatectomy (TUR-P) was studied. Perioperative antibacterial schedule was as follows: one gram of cefotaxime (CTX) was intravenously injected just before the beginning of TUR-P, One gram of the antibiotic was intravenously infused once more on the day after TUR-P, twice on the next day, and once during each of the succeeding 2 days. Thirteen cases out of 46 (28.3%) had significant preoperative bacteriuria (greater than or equal to 1 X 10(4)/ml), but the postoperative eradication of the bacteria was observed for 10 of the 13 cases (76.9%). Among the 33 cases that did not have significant preoperative bacteriuria, only one case developed significant bacteriuria. In this case, a non-significant bacterial contamination of the urine had been observed before TUR-P.
D000368:Aged; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D002439:Cefotaxime