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Clinical Trial
. 1982 Feb;127(2):255-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)53730-1.

Urinary tract infection after transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate

J R Sharpe, R W Sadlowski, R P Finney, W T Branch, J E Hanna
Clinical Trial

Urinary tract infection after transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate

J R Sharpe et al. J Urol. 1982 Feb.

Abstract

After routine cleansing enemas 80 patients were randomized to undergo irrigation of the rectal vault with either povidone-iodine or saline. A transrectal prostatic needle biopsy then was performed. Antimicrobials were not used before biopsy and were only ordered after biopsy if fever developed or a positive urine culture was obtained. Over-all, 41 per cent of the patients had positive urine cultures post-biopsy and 44 per cent had febrile episodes. There was no significant difference between the group receiving the povidone-iodine versus those receiving saline irrigations.

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