TY - JOUR
AU1 - Barham, David W
AU2 - Simhan, Jay
AU3 - Yafi, Faysal A
AU4 - Gross, Martin S
AB - The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2023, 20, 1140–1142 https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad091 Expert Opinion An approach to the thoughtful selection of antimicrobial prophylaxis for inflatable penile prosthesis surgery 1 * 2 1 3 David W. Barham, MD , Jay Simhan, MD , Faysal A. Yafi, MD , Martin S. Gross, MD Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, United States Department of Urology/Urologic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, United States Department of Urology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, United States *Corresponding author: Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, 333 City Blvd West, Suite 1240, Orange, CA 92868, United States. Email: dwbarham14@yahoo.com, dbarham@hs.uci.edu Keywords: erectile dysfunction; inflatable penile prosthesis; antibiotic; antifungal; antimicrobial; prophylaxis. Introduction What organisms should be covered? Penile prosthesis infection can be a devastating problem and is Selecting the optimal antimicrobial prophylaxis regimen among the most feared complications among prosthetic urol- requires an understanding of the organisms needing coverage. ogists. Antimicrobial prophylaxis is one of many measures Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, anaerobes, surgeons use to improve infection rates. In 2008, the American and fungi have all been implicated in implant infections. Urological Association (AUA) released a Best Practice State- Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., 
TI - An approach to the thoughtful selection of antimicrobial prophylaxis for inflatable penile prosthesis surgery
JF - The Journal of Sexual Medicine
DO - 10.1093/jsxmed/qdad091
DA - 2023-08-25
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SP - 1140
EP - 1142
VL - 20
IS - 9
DP - DeepDyve
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