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Editorial
. 2025 May 30;14(5):1147-1149.
doi: 10.21037/tau-2025-50. Epub 2025 May 26.

The time to prevent infectious complications is now: why transperineal prostate biopsies should be the new gold standard worldwide

Christopher Orf  1 , Joachim Noldus  1 , Sebastian Berg  1
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Editorial

The time to prevent infectious complications is now: why transperineal prostate biopsies should be the new gold standard worldwide

Christopher Orf et al. Transl Androl Urol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Transperineal prostate biopsy (TP biopsy); infectious complications; prophylactic antibiotics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://tau.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/tau-2025-50/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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