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. 1988 Apr;61(4):302-3.
doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb13962.x.

Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary for routine urodynamic investigations? A controlled study in 100 patients

M J Coptcoat  1 , C Reed, J Cumming, P J Shah, P H Worth
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Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary for routine urodynamic investigations? A controlled study in 100 patients

M J Coptcoat et al. Br J Urol. 1988 Apr.

Abstract

The value of a prophylactic antibiotic before a routine cystometrogram has been assessed in a controlled trial of 100 patients. The infection rate was low and not statistically different in both groups. Subsequent symptoms of dysuria and haematuria had a mechanical aetiology.

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