[Clinical evaluation of oral ofloxacin in 3-day therapy for transurethral resection of the prostate].

The effectiveness of oral administration of an antibacterial alone was compared with that of intravenous administration of an antibiotic in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P). In group A (23 patients), surgery was carried out by administering 200 mg of ofloxacin (OFLX) alone, during the day before surgery and in the morning of the day of surgery and three times a day from the morning after surgery for two days, making the total dose 1,800 mg, and total period of administration 3 days. In group B (22 patients), 1 g of Cefotetan (CTT) was intravenously infused twice a day for 3 days from the operative day, making the total dose 6 g. The patients in both groups were given no other antibacterials or antibiotics. The maximum body temperature was recorded for post-operative 2 weeks. Negativization of bacteria by bacterial culture in the urine and disappearance of the pyria, were followed up on an outpatient bases. The mean maximum body temperature up to post-operative week 2 was 37.1 +/- 0.3 degrees C and 37.0 +/- 0.3 degrees C in groups A and B, respectively. The mean number of days required until negativization of bacteria in the urine was 41.5 +/- 38.9 days and 43.3 +/- 24.9 days in groups A and B, respectively. The mean number of days required until disappearance of the pyuria was 76.5 +/- 23.0 days and 68.2 +/- 17.9 days in groups A and B, respectively. No significant differences were noted by Student's t-test between groups A and B.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)