Simple Use of the Suppository Type Povidone-Iodine Can Prevent Infectious Complications in Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy
Figure 1
In in vitro experiments (a) bacterial colony plate in an agar dilution
before insertion of povidone-iodine. (b)
Bacterial colony plate in an agar dilution after biopsy; the mean number of colony-forming units
decreased 99.9% after rectal preparation.