The clinical efficacy of rectal swab culture before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy for preventing infective complications and characteristics of quinolone resistant Escherichia Coli isolated from the rectal swab

• Yoshiki Hiyama,
• Satoshi Takahashi,
• Teruhisa Uehara,
• Koji Ichihara,
• Jiro Hashimoto,
• Masahiro Yanase,
• Keisuke Taguchi,
• Takaoki Hirose,
• Masanori Matsukawa,
• Yasuharu Kunishima,
• Hiroshi Hotta,
• Noki Ito,
• Koh Takeyama,
• Hitoshi Tachiki,
• Naoya Masumori

Affiliations

Yoshiki Hiyama

Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan

Satoshi Takahashi

Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan

Teruhisa Uehara

Division of Urology, Muroran City General Hospital, Japan

Koji Ichihara

Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan

Jiro Hashimoto

Division of Urology, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Japan

Masahiro Yanase

Division of Urology, Sunagawa City Medical Center, Japan

Keisuke Taguchi

Division of Urology, Oji General Hospital, Japan

Takaoki Hirose

Division of Urology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Hokkaido Hospital, Japan

Masanori Matsukawa

Division of Urology, Takikawa Municipal Hospital, Japan

Yasuharu Kunishima

Division of Urology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center, Japan

Hiroshi Hotta

Division of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Asahiawa Hospital, Japan

Noki Ito

Division of Urology, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Japan

Koh Takeyama

Division of Urology, Hakodate National Hospital, Japan

Hitoshi Tachiki

Division of Urology, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Japan

Naoya Masumori

Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan