Surgical site infection in surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia: comparison of two skin antiseptics and risk factors.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the second most common type of nosocomial infections in the United States. In Uruguay, the incidence after prostatectomies is 2.6%.

Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a new aetiological agent of prostatic abscess.

Prostatic abscess is rare. Its potentially serious course requires a high level of clinical suspicion and prompt and effective treatment. The causative germs are usually either enterobacteria or Enterococcus.