PURPOSE: We investigated the effect of antibiotics on PSA in asymptomatic patients with mild PSA elevation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively evaluated, in a non-randomized design, 106 asymptomatic patients with PSA of 4-10ng/mL, with a negative digital rectal examination and with no urinary tract infection evidence for 2 years. Patients were divided into two groups: those treated with antibiotics for 3 weeks (G1) and those who were not treated (G2). PSA was taken six weeks after and prostate biopsy was performed in all patients.
RESULTS: PCa was diagnosed in 25 of 106 patients (23.6%): 16 (25.0%) in G1 and 9 (21.4%) in G2 (p>0.05). PSA normalization was experienced in 24.5%. In G1, PSA returned to < 4ng/mL in 15 (23.4%) patients compared to 11 (26%) patients in G2. In the patients with a positive biopsy, no significant variation was noted in PSA, fPSA, %fPSA and DPSA after antibiotic treatment. A significantly lower cancer detection rate was noted with decreased PSA, fPSA, and DPSA after antibiotic use. A PSA reduction rate of ≥10% occurred in 58.5%, and this was similar in both G1 and G2 groups. The sensibility, specificity and accuracy of PSA reduction of ≥10% were 31%, 23% and 25%, respectively.
CONCLUSION: Empirical antibiotic therapy in asymptomatic male patients is not related to PSA reduction. The greater than 10% PSA reduction after antibiotic in this population cannot postpone prostate biopsy.
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Busato WF, Almeida GL, Geraldo J, Busato FS. Are you the author?
Urology Service, Department of Surgery, University of Itajaí's Valley (UNIVALI) and Catarinense Institute of Urology, Itajaí, Brazil.
Reference: Int Braz J Urol. 2015 Mar-Apr;41(2):329-36.
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.02.21
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 26005976
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