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Multi-drug resistant E.coli urosepsis in physicians following transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies – three cases including one death
Department of Urology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Ricardo A. Rendon, Queen
Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Room 210, 5-South,
Victoria Building, 1278 Tower Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 2Y9 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2010, 17(2), 5135-5137.
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Three male physicians underwent transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies for elevated prostate-specific antigen levels or irregular digital rectal exam fi ndings. All three of these patients developed urosepsis secondary to multi-drug resistant organisms despite antibiotic prophylaxis. There are increasing reports of infectious complications following prostate biopsy caused by multi-drug resistant organisms. These cases highlight the potentially lethal risks to healthcare workers who are more likely to harbor multi-drug resistant organisms than the general population. Further research into preoperative assessment and appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis in all potentially high risk patients is warranted.Keywords
prostate, biopsy, antibiotic resistance, urosepsis
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Carlson, W.H., Bell, D.G., Lawen, J.G., Rendon, R.A. (2010). Multi-drug resistant E.coli urosepsis in physicians following transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies – three cases including one death. Canadian Journal of Urology, 17(2), 5135–5137.
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Carlson WH, Bell DG, Lawen JG, Rendon RA. Multi-drug resistant E.coli urosepsis in physicians following transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies – three cases including one death. Can J Urology. 2010;17(2):5135–5137.
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W.H. Carlson, D.G. Bell, J.G. Lawen, and R.A. Rendon, “Multi-drug resistant E.coli urosepsis in physicians following transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies – three cases including one death,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 5135–5137, 2010.
Copyright © 2010 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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