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Prevention or treatment of infection is an important aspect in the management of patients treated with catheter based brachytherapy. There is little in the published data to serve as a guide. In our practice prophylactic oral antibiotics are only utilized when there is a high risk of infection such as with multiple reinsertions. At the earliest sign of potential infection patients are typically placed...