Infection Rate after Transperineal Prostate Biopsy with and without Prophylactic Antibiotics: Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.

Daniele CastellaniGiacomo Maria PirolaYu Xi Terence LawMarilena GubbiottiCarlo GiulioniSimone ScarcellaMarcelo Langer WroclawskiErica ChanPeter Ka-Fung ChiuJeremy Yuen-Chun TeohVineet GauharEmanuele Rubilotta

Published in: The Journal of urology (2021)

This systematic review found no significant difference in infection rate, fever, sepsis or readmission rate after TPB between those cases utilizing AP and those cases without AP.

Keyphrases

systematic review
transcription factor
prostate cancer
meta analyses
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
randomized controlled trial
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration