Ciprofloxacin is Effective in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Bph) Patients with Urethral Catheters  

Oleh:

Ramdani, Dewi ; Hasmono, Didik ; Islam, Samsul

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional - terakreditasi DIKTI
Dalam koleksi: Folia Medica Indonesiana vol. 51 no. 2 (2015), page 91-95.
Topik: ciprofloxacin; urethral catheters; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Per urethral catheter in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) patients with urinary retention can cause bladder infections 3-5% per day. Post-catheterization UTI is the biggest cause of infection, with the bacteria spread in ascending (such as the use of catheter), haematogenous or lymphogenous fashions. Prophylactic antibiotic is needed to prevent infection because the probability of post-catheterization Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) is high. Fluoroquinolone is currently recommended for UTI prophylaxis, however, reports about resistance to it is accumulating, especially Ciprofloxacin. It is therefore a research on this efficacy in patients with urethral catheters. The purpose this study was to analyze the effect of Ciprofloxacin tablet in BPH patients with urethral catheters at Haji Teaching Hospital Surabaya related to the improvement of the patient's clinical condition. The results obtained are Ciprofloxacin effectiveness demonstrated by the improvement of the patient's condition after received Ciprofloxacin tablets 500 mg twice daily for 3 days. In conclusion, ciprofloxacin tablets 500 mg twice daily for 3 days is effective in improving the condition of BPH patient's with urethral catheter. (FMI 2015;51:91-95)

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