TREATMENT OF CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS WITH LEVOFLOXACIN AND CIPROFLOXACIN LOWERS SERUM PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN

Approximately 20% of patients diagnosed with chronic bacterial prostatitis had increased PSA. A significant decrease in PSA was observed in these patients after treatment with levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin. An association was observed between bacterial persistence and the likelihood that PSA would return to normal.