Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transperineal prostate cancer biopsies did not cause any infections in a randomized trial. U.S. and European ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate. The study opens the door to potential new treatments for bacterial ...

A multi-institutional clinical trial showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches. A ...

Researchers from the University of Toronto and Johns Hopkins have discovered a dramatic increase in infections following prostate biopsies in recent years, according to an NPR news report. Results ...

When compared with Zytiga, Xtandi appeared to have a lower incidence of infection among men with prostate cancer, especially those under 70 years. The utilization of Xtandi (enzalutamide), compared ...

Rates of severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy that require hospitalization are on the rise, a population-based Swedish study shows. "Over 100,000 biopsies are ...

The lower infection rate is particularly remarkable because the men in the transrectal biopsy group received a targeted course of antibiotics designed to help reduce their infection risk, and the men ...

While many people are familiar with mammograms and smear tests, prostate screening is talked about far less.To shed light on this important subject ahead of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in March, ...

Bacterial prostatitis, an infection of the prostate primarily caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), is a common health problem in men. About one percent of men worldwide are affected at ...