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  • Infectious Disease Prevention
  • Evidence-Based Medicine

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  • Antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) aims to reduce infectious complications from urological interventions.
  • High rates of antibiotic resistance and side effects necessitate evidence-based AP use.
  • Key endpoints for urology AP include preventing symptomatic infections, urosepsis, and wound infections.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review objectives, principles, and recommendations for urology AP.
  • To align AP guidelines with the latest scientific evidence.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library.
  • Keywords included AP, prophylaxis, antibiotics, and specific urological procedures.
  • Study results were classified by evidence levels and recommendation grades from the European Association of Urology.

Main Results:

  • High-quality evidence supports AP for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and transrectal prostate biopsies (trPB).
  • Many studies on other procedures have limitations (e.g., sample size, inconsistent definitions).
  • Lack of consistent definitions for infectious complications hinders study comparison.

Conclusions:

  • Evidence-based AP is indicated solely for TURP and trPB.
  • Further randomized, prospective, controlled trials are recommended.
  • Optimizing AP use can improve cost-benefit ratios and reduce bacterial resistance.