title: False-positive prostate cancer markers in a man with symptomatic urethral Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
abstract: Symptomatic male urethral Chlamydia trachomatis infection resulted in inflammation of the prostate, with associated increases in both prostate-specific (PSA) and prostate cancer-specific (PCA3) markers with prostate biopsies showing no evidence of malignancy.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. vitaly.smelov@ki.se
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Smelov
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Novikov
authors: L J
authors: LJ
authors: Brown
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Eklund
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Strokova
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ouburg
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Morre
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Dillner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D004318:Doxycycline
keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis; HPV; PCA3; PSA; prostate cancer markers; prostatitis