Conor Driscoll

Abstract The prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistant (FQR) rectal bacterial colonization ranges from 15-20%, and FQR colonization increases the risk of prostate biopsy infectious complications. FQR bacteria have been identified in 50% of prostate biopsy infectious complications. However, predictors of FQR remain unclear, so we aimed to elucidate these characteristics.

Abstract Non-White patients are poorly represented in prostate cancer trials. MRI PI-RADS scoring was developed in primarily White populations, but prostate cancer differs in non-White men. We aimed to explore differences in PI-RADS calibration for Asian and Black men. This is a secondary analysis of PREVENT, a multi-institutional study of infection rates for transrectal vs. transperineal biopsy. We compared cancer detection for self-identifying Asian and Black men.

INTRODUCTION Over 2 million biopsies are performed annually across the United States and Europe for prostate cancer detection.1, 2 Although prostate biopsy has traditionally been performed in a transrectal (TR) fashion with empiric antibiotic prophylaxis, there have long been concerns about the risk of serious infectious complications from this approach.3-5 Infection rates from TR biopsy of 5%–7% have previously been reported in the literature, with evidence that hospitalization and more...