In this Review, Wagenlehneret al. discuss strategies to reduce rates of severe symptomatic infection and urosepsis after prostate biopsy, such as preoperative assessment (including history of fluoroquinolone intake over the past 6 months), urine culture, targeted antibiotic prophylaxis after sampling of the rectal flora, bowel preparation, and perineal prostate biopsy.
- Florian M. E. Wagenlehner
- Adrian Pilatz
- Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen
