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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
How to Biopsy in Prostate Cancer Screening and Early Detection and Who Needs Antibiotics
Pinky Kotecha1, Jim Hu2, Alastair Lamb3
1Centre for Cancer Evolution, Barts Cancer Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
European Urology Focus
|September 24, 2026
Abstract:
For prostate cancer screening, transperineal biopsy offers better clinically significant cancer detection and lower infection risk than transrectal biopsy. Despite greater discomfort, its overall benefits and antibiotic-sparing approach support its use in population-based screening.
