Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

962 questions · 1,000 findings · 69 reviews · Urology

No studies found 196 · 19.6%GRADE not reported 33 · 3.3%Very low 198 · 19.8%Low 354 · 35.4%Moderate 206 · 20.6%High 13 · 1.3%

Fever · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy

Short course showed no clear difference in fever compared with long course treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.84 [0.99, 8.16]
4 studies · 652 participants
Moderate

UTI · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy

Short course showed no clear difference in UTI compared with long course treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.4 [0.73, 2.68]
5 studies · 1312 participants
Moderate