THE RATE OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS FOLLOWING TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BIOPSY OF PROSTATE IN BABOL, NORTHERN IRAN
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 50
Abstract
BACKGROUND Symptomatic urinary tract infections following transrectal prostate biopsy are among the most dangerous and important complications of this procedure. Considering the importance of infectious and non-infectious complications after transrectal prostate biopsy, this study was conducted to determine the rate of symptomatic urinary tract infection following transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of prostate in Babol, north of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Shahid Beheshti and Babol Clinic teaching hospitals. All patients with either increased concentrations of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (>4.0 ng/mL) or abnormal digital rectal examination, who underwent TRUS biopsy during 2010-2017, were included in this research. A case was defined as a patient who received prophylactic antibiotics but presented with UTI symptoms, such as frequency, dysuria, etc. Chi-square test was used to evaluate the association between urinary tract infection and variables of age, PSA level and pathology results. The significance level of all tests was considered 0.05. RESULTS Out of 2104 patients enrolled, 141 patients (6.7%) suffered from symptomatic urinary tract infections. The mean age of patients was 68.85 ± 9.59 years. A significant relation was observed between pathology results and the infection (p<0.001), but there was no association between the infection and factors of age and PSA level. After admission, the infected patients received different antibiotics. CONCLUSION The prevalence of urinary tract infections following transrectal biopsy of the prostate was high in Babol. Therefore, measures need to be taken to control this complication by health professionals.
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Bahram Shekarchi, Masomeh Bayani, Soraya Khafri, Hamid Shafi
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