AUA-recommended Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Primary Penile Implantation Results in a Higher, Not Lower, Risk for Postoperative Infection: A Multicenter Analysis. Letter.

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No AccessJournal of UrologyLetters to the Editor20 Feb 2023AUA-Recommended Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Primary Penile Implantation Results in a Higher, Not Lower, Risk for Postoperative Infection: A Multicenter Analysis. Letter. Rand N. Wilcox Vanden Berg, Avneet Kaur, and Luis N. R. Lantigua Tatem Rand N. Wilcox Vanden BergRand N. Wilcox Vanden Berg https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-9897 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina More articles by this author , Avneet KaurAvneet Kaur Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, California More articles by this author , and Luis N. R. Lantigua TatemLuis N. R. Lantigua Tatem Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003384AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "AUA-Recommended Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Primary Penile Implantation Results in a Higher, Not Lower, Risk for Postoperative Infection: A Multicenter Analysis. Letter.." The Journal of Urology, Publish Ahead of Print, pp. – REFERENCES 1. . AUA-recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for primary penile implantation results in a higher, not lower, risk for postoperative infection: a multicenter analysis. J Urol.2023; 209(2):399-409. Link, Google Scholar 2. . Best practice statement on urologic procedures and antimicrobial prophylaxis. J Urol.2020; 203(2):351-356. Link, Google Scholar 3. . Duration of antibiotic therapy: shorter is better. Ann Intern Med.2019; 171(3):210. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar 4. . Patient- and surgeon-level variation in patient-reported sexual function outcomes following radical prostatectomy over 2 years: results from a statewide surgical improvement collaborative. JAMA Surg. 2022; 157(2):136-144. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar 5. . Intraoperative technique as a factor in the prevention of surgical site infection. J Hosp Infect. 2011; 78(1):1-4. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar 6. . European surveillance study on antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-positive anaerobic cocci. Int J Antimicrob Agents.2008; 31(4):316-320. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar 7. . Finegoldia magna: a forgotten pathogen in prosthetic joint infection rediscovered by molecular biology. Clin Infect Dis.2009; 49(8):1244-1247. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar Submitted February 8, 2023; accepted February 14, 2023; published 000. © 2023 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2023 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Rand N. Wilcox Vanden Berg Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina More articles by this author Avneet Kaur Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, California More articles by this author Luis N. R. Lantigua Tatem Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama More articles by this author Expand All Submitted February 8, 2023; accepted February 14, 2023; published 000. Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...