North American consensus document on infection of penile prostheses.

Objective: To issue a consensus document on the prevention, management, and research of infection associated with penile prostheses, as neither professional associations nor governmental entities have issued guidelines that are specific to this infection.

Methods: Sixteen North American experts on infection of penile prostheses were identified and assembled to select and discuss certain issues related to infection of penile prostheses. After performing an extensive search of clinically important issues in published reports, the 16 experts met twice in person to finalize the selection, discuss the issues that were deemed most important, and issue pertinent recommendations.

Inflatable penile prosthesis and salvage protocol for mechanical failure: is it really necessary?

Introduction: Penile prosthesis patients with mechanical failure who wish continued treatment require device removal and replacement. Infection rates as high as 18% have been reported for procedures involving replacement of malfunctioning penile prosthesis compared with 2% for primary implantation.

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of patients who have had a penile prosthesis replacement for mechanical failure to determine if those who had a mini-salvage washout procedure had better outcomes than those who did not.

Infection rates of rifampin/gentamicin-coated Titan Coloplast penile implants. Comparison with Inhibizone-impregnated AMS penile implants.

Introduction: It is a common practice to soak Titan(®) Coloplast penile implants in antibiotic solution prior to implantation. Experience with Inhibizone impregnation suggests that rifampin coating significantly reduces infection rates of penile implant surgery. In this article we describe the results of coating Titan Coloplast penile implants with rifampin/gentamicin solution.

In vitro assessment of antimicrobial properties of rifampin-coated Titan(®) Coloplast penile implants and comparison with Inhibizone(®).

Introduction: It is a common practice to soak Titan(®) Coloplast penile implants in antibiotic solution prior to implantation. Aim.  The aim of this study is to identify an ideal solution for soaking the Titan(®) Coloplast penile implants prior to implantation.

Antibiotic soaked hydrophilic coated bioflex: a new strategy in the prevention of penile prosthesis infection.

Objectives: To find conditions that reduce the susceptibility of penile prostheses to infection, we studied the effect of coating the surface of polyurethane (Bioflex) with a hydrophilic material with and without antibiotics in decreasing bacterial colony counts both in vitro and in experiments in rats.

Materials And Methods: The in vitro experiment was performed using seven strips each of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated and uncoated polyurethane. These strips were dipped in saline for 5 minutes followed by incubation in a suspension of Staphylococcus epidermidis (SE) for a period of 10 minutes.