This correspondence discusses complications after biopsy in a Brazilian setting, indicating higher risks with quinolone use.
Dear Editors, We would like to thank Drs Hüsnü Tokgöz and Özlem Tokgöz for their thoughtful correspondence regarding our prospective cohort study on complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in a Brazilian public reference centre.() In their letter, they accurately summarise our main findings, including a marked association between recent quinolone use and post-biopsy infectious complications. […] Reply to “comment on: Transrectal prostate biopsy complications: a prospective single center study in a mid-income country”
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