Antibiotic prophylaxis in urological surgery, a European viewpoint.
Surgical site infections (SSI) including urinary tract infections (UTI) cause a significant morbidity in urological surgery. Antibiotic prophylaxis is one of several factors impacting on infection rates. Antibiotic prophylaxis is relevant only for clean and clean-contaminated operations and in the absence of bacterial growth in the urine. Strict classification of urological procedures is lacking,