Long-Term Infection Outcomes of 3-Piece Antibiotic Impregnated Penile Prostheses Used in Replacement Implant Surgery

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Authors

Ajay Nehra · Rush University Medical Center

Culley C. Carson · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Angela K. Chapin · American Systems (United States)

Angela M. Ginkel · American Systems (United States)

Abstract

This long-term device survival analysis provides clinical evidence of a significant decrease in infection related secondary revisions using minocycline/rifampin impregnated prostheses vs nonimpregnated inflatable penile prostheses at replacement implant surgery.

Topics & Keywords

Sexual function and dysfunction studies Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues Pelvic floor disorders treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Urology

Volume 188, Issue 3, pp. 899-903

DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.04.116

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