Multicenter Investigation of Fungal Infections of Inflatable Penile Prostheses
Gross MS, Reinstatler L, Henry GD, Honig SC, Stahl PJ, Burnett AL, Maria PP, Bennett NE, Kava BR, Kohler TS, Beilan JA, Carrion RE, Munarriz RM. Multicenter Investigation of Fungal Infections of Inflatable Penile Prostheses. The Journal Of Sexual Medicine 2019, 16: 1100-1105. PMID: 31255212, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflatable penile prosthesisPenile prosthesisFungal infectionsIPP infectionAntifungal prophylaxisIPP implantationDiabetic patientsMulticenter investigationCurrent American Urological Association guidelinesMean body mass indexAmerican Urological Association guidelinesRetrospective institutional review boardExtensive record reviewMulti-institution databaseRecent antibiotic exposurePiperacillin/tazobactamBody mass indexAmpicillin/sulbactamPercent of implantsSecond-generation cephalosporinsPenile prosthesis infectionInstitutional review boardIntravenous antibioticsMean hemoglobinOverweight patients