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Povidone Iodine Rectal Preparation at Time of Prostate Needle Biopsy is a Simple and Reproducible Means to Reduce Risk of Procedural Infection
Published on: September 21, 2015
[A case of hepatitis C virus possible transmission following a transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy]
1Service d'urologie, CHI Robert-Ballanger, 93602 Aulnay sous-bois, France. karimferhi2000@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
The prostate biopsy is a current and well-codified act. To date, there have been no reported risks of viral transmission between patients linked to contaminated ultrasound probe. We report the case of a patient having contracted the virus of hepatitis C after transrectal prostate biopsy during an individual screening of prostate cancer.
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