[Septic shock due to fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli after trans-rectal prostate needle biopsy]
Renpei Kato1, Yasushi Suzuki, Tomohiko Matsuura
1Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine.
Abstract:
A 64-year-old man took levofloxacin 100 mg three times a day from the day before trans-rectal prostate needle biopsy. He suddenly fell into septic shock about 12 hours after the biopsy. We performed polymyxin B-immobilized fiber-direct hemoperfusion treatment at our intensive care unit. The circle dynamics was stable after five days of observation, and he was discharged seven days after the event. Levofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) was detected by blood and urine culture.
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