Predictors of fluoroquinolone-resistant bacteria in the rectal vault of men undergoing prostate biopsy.

Wei Phin TanDimitri PapagiannopoulosKalyan C LatchamsettyNathaniel WilsonNicholas O'BlockLester RaffAlfredo Mena LoraChristopher L CooganMichael R Abern

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2018)

In this cohort, increasing age, recent antimicrobial-use, and non-Caucasian race were independent predictors of FQ-resistance in the rectal vault. As FQ-resistance is associated with infectious complications from transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy, understanding risk factors may assist infection control efforts.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
risk factors
prostate cancer
benign prostatic hyperplasia
rectal cancer
staphylococcus aureus
african american
middle aged