Propionibacterium acnes associated with inflammation in radical prostatectomy specimens: A possible link to cancer evolution?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1969-1974

  Cohen, Ronald J ^a   Shannon, Beverley A ^b   McNeal, John E ^d   Shannon, Tom ^c   Garrett, Kerryn L ^b  

^a Uropath Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Tissugen Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Hollywood Specialist Centre   (Australia)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Propionibacterium acnes; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 18744374912     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000158161.15277.78     Document Type: Article

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