Frequency and clinical significance of prostatic involvement in men with febrile urinary tract infection: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Frequent asymptomatic involvement of the prostate has been demonstrated in men with febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI). In view of this, men with fUTI are often given a longer duration of antibiotic treatment; however, evidence to support this is limited. Methods: We prospectively studied adult men with fUTI admitted under the Department of Medicine in a tertiary care hospital in southern India.  fUTI was defined as fever of ≥38°C with at least one symptom/sign of UTI and pyuria, requiring hospitalization. We estimated serum total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels at enrollment, one month and three months after treatment completion. We assessed prostatic volume by transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and estimated the serum high sensitivity C-reactive prote

SUBMITTER: Arjunlal TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7684675 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature