title: Determinants of complications after multiple transrectal core biopsies of the prostate.
abstract: Transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate were performed on 347 consecutive men. All patients were given prophylactic antibiotics. The first 199 patients received 400 mg norfloxacin immediately after the biopsies were performed and 400 mg the same evening. The second group of 148 patients received 400 mg of norfloxacin 1 h before the examination followed by five doses administered twice daily. A total of 15 major complications were noted. In the first group the complication rate was 6.5% and in the second group 1.4%. The different regimes of prophylactic antibiotic treatment were the only parameters shown to have a statistically significant impact on the complication rate. The number of complications decreased, but were not eliminated, when prophylactic treatment with norfloxacin was given before the biopsies were taken and continued for a total of 3 days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holmberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Häggman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magnusson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001769:Blood; D018890:Chemoprevention; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009643:Norfloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011292:Premedication; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013094:Spermatozoa; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009643:Norfloxacin