Assertion: antimicrobial prophylaxis | /r/CapableOf | reduce the rate of febrile uti
Facets:
value: in a rct of 91 men
type: LOCATION
value: to 2%
type: OTHER
value: significantly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: One comprehensive review of the literature regarding surgery with entry into the urinary tract concluded that the expected rate of febrile UTI is 5% to 10% without prophylaxis, and that antimicrobial prophylaxis likely would reduce significantly the rate of febrile UTI, to 2% to 3%.56 In a RCT of 91 men undergoing open prostatectomy, intravenous cefotaxime (compared to no prophylaxis) significantly reduced the incidence of postoperative infection from 46% to 5%.95 Regarding duration of prophylaxis, one RCT confirmed that one day of intravenous cephalosporin was equivalent to four days of the same agent for preventing postoperative infections after radical prostatectomy.96