METHODS We searched the English literature from 1950 through January 1978 for all
studies that involved the effect of orally absorbed or systemic antibiotics given to patients …

One hundred non-infeeted patients undergoing transurethral prostatectomy were
randomized prospectively into a controlled study to determine the influence of a prophylactic …

A study was undertaken to determine whether or not prophylactic antibiotics were effective in
preventing infectious complications in patients with post-transurethral resection of the …

Conflicting data were identified among 31 human studies concerned with antimicrobial
prophylaxis in urology. Further analysis revealed widespread failure to observe proper …

The use of antibiotics before, during and after transurethral resection of the prostate gland
(TURP) is a controversial subject. Many articles have been published on this subject in the …

Bacteriuria is often present in patients who have undergone prostatectomy and may be
present preoperatively as a result of temporary catheter drainage. The significance of …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are easily treated. The majority are caused from gram-negative
bacteria and respond quite readily to drugs achieving high concentrations in the urine such …

The complications of urinary tract infection following prostatectomy include sepsis and an
increased postoperative morbidity.'Fever, epididymitis, catheter complications and …

The efficacy of prophylaxis for control of infection in prostatectomy was studied in
260patients in a double-blind clinical trial using a single dose of 300 mg trimethoprim and a …

Infectious complications of surgery are as natural a concern to the urologist as they are to
other surgeons. Urologic surgery may require operating on the infected or recently infected …