Quinolone Prophylaxis in Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy: An Eight-Year Single Center Experience

Table 2

The relationship between potential risk factors and febrile UTI rate assessed with multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Risk factor	Febrile UTI; (%)		OR	95% CI	P
	+	−
Greater PSA level^a	2.1	2.0	0.97	0.56–1.49	0.72
Greater age^b	2.0	2.1	0.91	0.59–1.58	0.90
≥12 core biopsy	2.1	1.9	0.61	0.25–1.48	0.27
Out-patient clinic	1.9	2.1	0.93	0.38–2.32	0.88
Prostate cancer	1.5	2.3	1.46	0.80–2.65	0.22
Chronic inflammation	2.5	2.0	1.07	0.42–2.75	0.89
Levofloxacin prophylaxis	1.0	3.7	3.74	2.26–6.20	<0.001

aGreater than median PSA level.
^bGreater than median age.