PSA levels of 4.0 - 10 ng/ml and negative digital rectal examination. Antibiotic therapy versus immediate prostate biopsy

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 551-554

  Shtricker, Avraham ^a   Shefi, Shai ^a   Ringel, Avi ^a   Gillon, Gabriel ^a  

^a Tel Aviv Central Consulting Clinic   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Biopsy; Digital rectal examination; PSA

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE TUMOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; OFLOXACIN; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77949550299     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382009000500006     Document Type: Article

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