In the past decade rigorous debate has taken place about population-based screening for
prostate cancer. Although screening by serum PSA levels can reduce prostate cancer …

Purpose Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of infection after transrectal
prostate biopsy (TRbx). Secondary objectives were to describe infection characteristics …

Background Reported rates of post-procedural urinary tract infection (ppUTI) after voiding
cystourethrogram (VCUG) are highly variable (0–42%). Objective This study aimed to …

Objectives To determine, in a prospective, multicentre setting, the prevalence of
fluoroquinolone‐resistant (FQ‐R) and extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase (ESBL)‐producing …

Background Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-Bx) is typically
considered a safe procedure. However, infectious complications have been increasing …

Although febrile complications are rarely encountered after a prostate biopsy procedure, in
recent years the number of cases of fatal infection after that have increased along with …

Background Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE)
have worldwide become increasingly prevalent as pathogens causing urinary tract …

Objective This study evaluated the cost effectiveness of using Stockholm 3 (STHLM3) testing
compared to the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in the diagnostic pathway for prostate …

Objective The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic and infectious outcomes between
MRI-guided transrectal (TR) and transperineal (TP) prostate biopsies, in order to evaluate …