Prostate-specific antigen reduction after empiric antibiotic treatment does not rule out biopsy in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: prospective, controlled, single-center study

Prostate-specific antigen reduction after empiric antibiotic treatment does not rule out biopsy in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: prospective, controlled, single-center study

Background: To evaluate men, with lower urinary tract symptoms and newly elevated serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) to determine whether a three-week course of ciprofloxacin antibiotics lowers serum PSA levels and affects recommendations for prostate biopsy. Methods: A prospective, controlled, s...

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Main Authors: Hasan Anıl Atalay, Lutfi Canat, İlter Alkan, Suleyman Sami Çakir, Fatih Altunrende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Prostate International
Subjects:
Antibiotherapy
BPH
Prostate cancer
PSA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888217300107

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