Incidence of Antibiotic Resistant E.Coli in Patients Undergoing Repeat Prostate Biopsy
Completed
Conditions studied: Bacterial Infection
In brief
The purpose of this study is to discover how often certain bacteria are found in the rectum at the time of a prostate needle biopsy to diagnose prostate cancer. Certain bacteria are of importance because they can cause serious infection. Antibiotics that urologists commonly use to prevent these bacteria from causing infection are no longer effective. Many physicians around the world are noting increased infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria. Therefore; despite treating patients who are to undergo prostate biopsy with antibiotics, certain patients are being readmitted to the hospital with a serious infection. In order to study the incidence of these particular bacteria, the best method is to culture the bacteria at the time of the biopsy. This involves one rectal culture swab just prior to needle biopsy of the prostate. Once the incidence of these bacteria is known we may take steps to prevent the serious infections that occur as a result of prostate biopsy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00915213
- Run by
- University of California, Irvine
- People needed
- 136
- Starts
- 2008-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-12-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- adult males
- repeat prostate biopsy
You may not qualify if…
- first time prostate biopsy
- minors
Where it is running
- Kaiser Permanente — Irvine, California, United States
- Long Beach Veteran Affairs — Long Beach, California, United States
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center — Orange, California, United States
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