The aim of this report is to introduce an on-going, multicenter, randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether tailored antimicrobial prophylaxis guided by rectal culture screening prevents acute bacterial prostatitis following transrectal prostate biopsy (TRPB). Patients will be randomized into an intervention or non-intervention group; tazobactam-piperacillin or levofloxacin will be prophylactically administered according to the results of rectal culture prior to TRPB in the intervention group whereas levofloxacin will be routinely given in the non-intervention group. The primary endpoint is the occurrence rate of acute bacterial prostatitis after TRPB. Recruitment begins in April, 2021 and the target total sample size is 5,100 participants.
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Cureus
December 2024
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, JPN.
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a urinary tract infection progression characterized by gas retention in the renal tissues and a high mortality rate, but few cases have been reported. In this study, we present a 32-year-old primigravida with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a history of pyelonephritis who developed pyelonephritis at 29 weeks. Antimicrobial therapy was initiated; however, her clinical symptoms worsened.
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Laboratory for Applied Genomics and Bioinnovations, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC - FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil.
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Department of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
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Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland.
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December 2024
Center for Medical Experiments (CME), Guangming District People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518106, China.
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