Is There Evidence for a Role of Propionibacterium acnes in Prostatic Disease?

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-224

  Alexeyev, Oleg ^a   Olsson, Jan ^a   Elgh, Fredrik ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATITIS; REVIEW; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 58649110023     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.02.052     Document Type: Review

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