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Advances in Urology
Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 5392107, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5392107
Review Article

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Relevance of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Organisms in Rectal Cultures: Should We Target Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Prostate Biopsy?

J. Van Besien,1 P. Uvin,1 A. M. Van den Abeele,2 and L. Merckx1

1Department of Urology, AZ Sint-Lucas, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
2Department of Microbiology, AZ Sint-Lucas, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Received 20 September 2015; Accepted 9 February 2016

Academic Editor: Darius J. Bagli

Copyright © 2016 J. Van Besien et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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