title: Detection of fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms from rectal swabs by use of selective media prior to a transrectal prostate biopsy.
abstract: Sepsis caused by fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli is a risk for patients undergoing an ultrasound-guided, transrectal prostate biopsy. A method incorporating selective broth and media was evaluated using rectal swabs obtained from 136 patients prior to a biopsy procedure. Fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms were isolated from 22% of the patients included in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Liss
authors.forename: Amy N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Peeples
authors.forename: Ellena M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001706:Biopsy; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D024841:Fluoroquinolones