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Multifocal abscesses due to multiresistant Escherichia coli after transrectal ultrasound‐guided prostate biopsy
Author(s) -
Roberts Matthew J,
Parambi Anisha,
Barrett Lucinda,
Hadway Paul,
Gardiner Robert A Frank,
Hajkowicz Krispin M,
Yaxley John
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja12.11719
Subject(s) - medicine , officer , university hospital , general surgery , gynecology , family medicine , law , political science
We report an unusual case of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli bacteraemia causing multifocal abscesses, septic arthritis, lumbar discitis and osteomyelitis after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy, requiring restricted antibiotics and surgical debridement. This case highlights the importance of risk assessment, prophylactic and therapeutic antimicrobial use, and urology infectious diseases collaboration to improve clinical outcomes after such procedures.