Acute Bacterial Endocarditis Secondary to Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostatic Biopsy

J. Irani Department of Urology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Poitiers, France

F. Roblot Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Poitiers, France

B. Becq Giraudon Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Poitiers, France

B. Doré Department of Urology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Poitiers, France

Abstract

We report the first case of a patient with no history of diabetes or cardiac problems who developed an endocarditis secondary to a transrectal prostatic biopsy. Urinalysis prior to the biopsy was normal and the patient had a course of ciprofloxacin 2 hours preoperatively.

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