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Antibiotic Prophylaxis after Instrumentation for Urodynamic Testing
Author(s) -
BERGMAN A.,
McCARTHY T. A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1983.tb03372.x
Subject(s) - instrumentation (computer programming) , medicine , urodynamic testing , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , computer science , urinary system , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , operating system
Summary— This study of 96 women shows that there is doubtful value in routine antibiotic prophylaxis after urodynamic investigation. An unexpectedly high number of women harboured unsuspected infections at the time of evaluation despite prior screening, which suggests prophylaxis would be more useful if given before the tests.