Postoperative Infection Rates in Low Risk Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy With and Without Antibiotic Prophylaxis: A Matched Case Control Study

Date
2012
Author
PEARLE, Margaret
Onal, Bülent
SKOLARIKOS, Andreas
SUN, Ying Hao
DE LA ROSETTE, Jean
GRAVAS, Stavros
MONTANARI, Emanuele
GEAVLETE, Petrisor
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Abstract
Purpose: Current guidelines recommend prophylactic antibiotic therapy for all patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. We examined the effects of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy with negative preoperative urine cultures.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/167217
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2012.05.007
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