Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis.

Matthew John RobertsSusan ScottPatrick N HarrisKurt NaberFlorian M E WagenlehnerSuhail A R Doi

Published in: World journal of urology (2017)

Patients who received FT prophylaxis were less likely than those who received FQ prophylaxis to develop infections overall, as well as severe and resistant infections after TRUSPB. Assessing the performance of FT in other geographic locations or in comparison to targeted prophylaxis based on risk assessment or rectal cultures is desired.

Keyphrases

risk assessment
systematic review
prostate cancer
electronic health record
cancer therapy
early onset
meta analyses
rectal cancer
human health
artificial intelligence
big data
gram negative
benign prostatic hyperplasia
multidrug resistant
drug induced