Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10052451 The Journal of Urology 2005 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
Prophylactic antibiotics decrease the incidence of post-TURP bacteriuria, high fever, bacteremia and additional antibiotic treatment. Additional research should evaluate the optimal antibiotic regimen, and whether the cost and possibility of the development of resistant strains of organisms justify the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics.
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