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Table 2 Complications and Cancer Detection Rates

From: Are outpatient transperineal prostate biopsies without antibiotic prophylaxis equivalent to standard transrectal biopsies for patient safety and cancer detection rates?A retrospective cohort study in 222 patients

 

Perineal (n = 111)

Rectal (n = 111)

P value

UTI after biopsy

2 (1.8%)

6 (5.4%)

0.280

Bacteria and resistances

- Contam skin flora

- Citrobacter freundii; penicillin resistant.

- Gram negative bacilli; neg follow up culture

-Klebsiella pneumonia, ampicillin resistant

-Enterococcus resistant to tetracycline

- Enterococcus without sensitivities

- UCx with ‘3 isolates’ but symptomatic

- Coag negative staph, resistant to bactrim

 

Urinary retention after biopsy?

1 (0.9%)

4 (3.6%)

0.369

Cancer Detected

59 (53.1%)

50 (45%)

0.227

 Low Risk

16 (27.1%)

14 (28%)

0.918

 Int Risk

26 (44%)

15 (30%)

0.131

 High Risk

17 (28.8%)

21 (42%)

0.150