Cost-effectiveness of culture-guided antimicrobial prophylaxis for the prevention of infections after prostate biopsy
Background: Clinical findings suggest that the use of rectal culture-guided antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the infection rate following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUSBx). Methods: A decision-analytic model was designed to compare the outcomes of TRUSBx performed with (rectal cul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-02-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002866 |