How to Use Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Urological Procedures

Tommaso Cai; Gernot Bonkat; Zafer Tandogdu; Riccardo Bartoletti; Florian M E Wagenlehner; Magnus Grabe; Truls E Bjerklund Johansen

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2016.02.010

How to Use Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Urological Procedures

Eur Urol Focus. 2016 Oct;2(4):348-350. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2016.02.010. Epub 2016 Mar 4.

Authors

Tommaso Cai¹, Gernot Bonkat², Zafer Tandogdu³, Riccardo Bartoletti⁴, Florian M E Wagenlehner⁵, Magnus Grabe⁶, Truls E Bjerklund Johansen⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Santa Chiara Regional Hospital, Trento, Italy. Electronic address: ktommy@libero.it.
² Department of Urology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
³ Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
⁴ Department of Urology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
⁵ Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Kinderurologie und Andrologie, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany.
⁶ Department of Urology, University of Malmo, Malmo, Sweden.
⁷ Department of Urology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 28723464
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2016.02.010

Abstract

A revision of clinical practice in terms of antimicrobial prophylaxis is urgently needed starting from: (1) obtaining information about local pathogen profiles and antimicrobial resistance, (2) evaluating all patient-related risk factors for the development of infectious complications, (3) and prescribing antimicrobials according to the principles of the European Association of Urology guidelines.