Needle Tip Culture after Prostate Biopsy: A Tool for early Detection for Antibiotics Selection in Cases of Post-Biopsy Infection.

CONCLUSION: Fevers developed at statistically significant higher rate among those who had positive needle cultures. Needle and blood cultures were consistent with the susceptibility test results. Needle cultures can help us administer target antibiotics earlier to febrile patients without the need to wait for blood cultures. PMID: 32869256 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Urology Journal - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Urol J Source Type: research