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Escherichia coli isolates from patients with bacteremic urinary tract infection are genetically distinct from those derived from sepsis following prostate transrectal biopsy.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jan 2000
Dan Michael, Yair Yael, Samosav Alex, Gottesman Tamar, Yossepowitch Orit, Harari-Schwartz Orna, Tsivian Alexander, Schreiber Rachel, Gophna Uri
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BACKGROUND: Transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy is a very common procedure that is generally considered relatively safe. However, severe sepsis can occur after TRUS prostate biopsies, with Escherichia coli being the predominant causative agent. A common perception is that the bacteria that cause post-TRUS prostate biopsy infections originate in the urinary tract, but this view has not been...
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