Reduction in Hospital Admissions With the Addition of Prophylactic Intramuscular Ceftriaxone Before Transrectal Ultrasonography-guided Prostate Biopsies

A prophylactic prebiopsy protocol including 2 classes of antibiotics, single-dose ciprofloxacin, and singe-dose intramuscular ceftriaxone reduced post-transrectal ultrasonography biopsy rates of hospitalizations compared to oral ciprofloxacin alone.