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We would like to thank Drs Hüsnü Tokgöz and Özlem Tokgöz for their thoughtful correspondence regarding our prospective cohort study on complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in a Brazilian public reference centre.() In their letter, they accurately summarise our main findings, including a marked association between recent quinolone use and post-biopsy infectious complications.
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Reply to “comment on: Transrectal prostate biopsy complications: a prospective single center study in a mid-income country”
SchollembergAJ, HeldweinFL, SantosS, MaschiettoVMM, SchnorrenbergerE, ReinertK, KorczaguinGG, et al. Reply to “comment on: Transrectal prostate biopsy complications: a prospective single center study in a mid-income country”. einstein (Sao Paulo). 2026;24:eCE2377. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2026CE2377
Schollemberg,Allan Jefferson; Heldwein,Flavio Lobo; Santos,Suelen dos; Maschietto,Vítor Maurício Merlin; Schnorrenberger,Erick; Reinert,Kleber; Korczaguin,Gabriela Garcia; Wroclawski,Marcelo Langer. Reply to “comment on: Transrectal prostate biopsy complications: a prospective single center study in a mid-income country”. einstein (Sao Paulo)., v. 24, eCE2377, fev. 2026. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2026CE2377
Schollemberg,A.J., Heldwein,F.L., Santos,S. , Maschietto,V.M.M., Schnorrenberger,E., Reinert,K., Korczaguin,G.G., & Wroclawski,M.L. (2026). Reply to “comment on: Transrectal prostate biopsy complications: a prospective single center study in a mid-income country”. einstein (Sao Paulo).,24, eCE2377. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2026CE2377
Schollemberg,Allan Jefferson and Heldwein,Flavio Lobo and Santos,Suelen dos and Maschietto,Vítor Maurício Merlin and Schnorrenberger,Erick and Reinert,Kleber and Korczaguin,Gabriela Garcia and Wroclawski,Marcelo Langer. Reply to “comment on: Transrectal prostate biopsy complications: a prospective single center study in a mid-income country”. einstein (Sao Paulo). [online]. 2026, vol. 24, [cited 2026-02-15], eCE2377. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/pt-br/article/reply-to-comment-on-transrectal-prostate-biopsy-complications-a-prospective-single-center-study-in-a-mid-income-country/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2026CE2377
Figure 1
Forest-plot of urosepsis in randomized clinical trials comparing trasnrectal versus transperineal prostate biopsy
