Detection of fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms from rectal swabs by use of selective media prior to a transrectal prostate biopsy

Michael A Liss; Amy N Peeples; Ellena M Peterson

doi:10.1128/JCM.01885-10

Detection of fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms from rectal swabs by use of selective media prior to a transrectal prostate biopsy

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar;49(3):1116-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01885-10. Epub 2010 Dec 22.

Authors

Michael A Liss¹, Amy N Peeples, Ellena M Peterson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.

Abstract

Sepsis caused by fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli is a risk for patients undergoing an ultrasound-guided, transrectal prostate biopsy. A method incorporating selective broth and media was evaluated using rectal swabs obtained from 136 patients prior to a biopsy procedure. Fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms were isolated from 22% of the patients included in this study.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Biopsy
Culture Media / chemistry*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Escherichia coli / drug effects*
Escherichia coli / growth & development
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology*
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
Middle Aged
Prostate / pathology
Rectum / microbiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Culture Media
Fluoroquinolones