A randomized and prospective study on the value of antibiotic prophylaxis administration in transurethral resection of the prostate

CONTEXT: Antibiotic prophylaxis in transurethral resection of the prostate is a regular practice in urology. However, its prophylactic effect can be questioned when the antiseptic surgical technique is used. Nonetheless, urine culture-oriented antibiotic therapy is the gold standard for avoiding imp...

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Main Authors: Paulo Rodrigues, Flávio Hering, Alex Meller, João Carlos Campagnari, Márcio D'Império
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802004000100002&lng=en&tlng=en

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