Abstract
A bacteriological survey of 50 consecutive patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate was performed. Preoperatively, 28% of the patients had asymptomatic bacteriuria. In the postoperative period, 46% of all the patients developed transient bacteremia. A significantly higher rate of bacteremia was found in patients with hypertrophy of the prostate than in those with cancer of the prostate and in patients undergoing long-lasting surgical intervention. Patients who developed bacteremia due to pathogenic bacteria were hospitalized for a significantly longer period of time.
| Translated title of the contribution | Bacteremia in connection with transurethral resection of the prostate. |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Infection |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 245-247 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0300-8126 |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 |