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BACTERIAL DNA SEQUENCES IN PROSTATE TISSUE FROM PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER AND CHRONIC PROSTATITIS
1 Oct 2000
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PURPOSE: Although bacterial genetic material has been detected in prostate tissue from patients with various disorders, the prevalence of these organisms is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that bacterial detection rates differ between patients with prostate cancer and those with the chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sterile prostate biopsies were obtained during radical retropubic...
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