Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Eastern Health

Urologic

Pre-operative bacteriuria or UTI should be treated before the procedure, when possible, to reduce the risk of postoperative infection.

Common Pathogens

E. coli

Gram-negative bacilli

Enterococci

Procedure Type

Lower Tract

  •  Transrectal prostate biopsy

  •  Cystoscopy without manipulation (for high-risk patients only: anatomic anomalies of urinary tract, urinary obstruction, urinary stone, and indwelling or externalized catheters)

  •  Cystoscopy with manipulation and/or instrumentation

Upper Tract instrumentation

  •  Ureteroscopy

  •  Shock-wave lithotripsy

Open or Laparoscopic