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In this retrospective review we looked at infection rates and risk factors in penile prosthesis recipients. Computer registry records of patients implanted with three-piece inflatable prostheses from April 1986 to March 1999 were reviewed. Bacteriological culture report data were obtained from the medical records. There were 491 three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis recipients with follow-up ranging from 1 to 168 months (mean 83). All patients were implanted more than 1 y ago. There were 10 infections in 491 recipients (2.0%). In 285 primary prosthesis recipients there were seven infections (2.5%). In 206 secondary prosthesis recipients there were three infections (1.5%). Seven infections occurred in 354 non-diabetics (2.0%) and three infections occurred in 137 diabetics (2.2%). None of these differences were statistically significant. Explants for infection were performed in 8 weeks or less following implantation in eight patients. In two patients explants occurred at 17 and 26 months following implantation. Cultures from the periprosthetic space grew E. coli (four), Proteus mirabilis (two), Staph. aureus (two), and bacteroides (two). Infections occurred in 2.0% of three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis recipients. There were no statistically significant differences in infection rates between first time and repeat prosthesis recipients and between diabetic and non-diabetic recipients. Eight of the 10 infections occurred 8 weeks or less following implantation.
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Presented at Second Annual Fall Meeting, Society for the Study of Impotence, 15–17 September 2000, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Montague, D., Angermeier, K. & Lakin, M. Penile prosthesis infections. Int J Impot Res 13, 326–328 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3900768
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