Should We Use Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Flexible Cystoscopy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Zendy

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Should We Use Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Flexible Cystoscopy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author(s) -

Michelle Carey,

Abdullah Zreik,

Neil Fenn,

Piotr Chłosta,

Omar M. Aboumarzouk

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

urologia internationalis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1423-0399

pISSN - 0042-1138

DOI - 10.1159/000381882

Subject(s) - bacteriuria , medicine , antibiotic prophylaxis , antibiotics , odds ratio , placebo , number needed to treat , intensive care medicine , surgery , urinary system , relative risk , confidence interval , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , alternative medicine , biology

The role of antibiotic prophylaxis for routine flexible cystoscopy (FC) is not clear due to the varying practices of individual clinicians. There are no formal guidelines, and this may be due to a lack of formal summary of the data.

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