Post-prostatectomy Infection: to Treat or Not to Treat?

Overview

Journal Int Urol Nephrol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Nephrology

Date 1982 Jan 1

PMID 7182373

Authors

R Fourcade

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Abstract

A prospective study of bacteriuria in 100 prostatectomies is analysed. The author states that an antibiotic policy which treats only patients with fever, clinical discomfort, or isolated bacteriuria after the first postoperative month does not enhance morbidity, and lowers hospital costs.

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