Prostate biopsy presents a significant percentage of complications. Infection complicates
more than 5% of patients subjected to prostate biopsy
1 and is the most common reason for
hospitalization following prostate biopsy
2,3. The factors predicting a higher susceptibility to
infection have been largely unknown but some literature have highlighted in the
aetiopathogenesis the importance of augmented prevalence of ciprofloxacin resistant
bacterial strains (
E. coli
) in the rectum flora.