How Common Is It To Have An Elevated PSA With UTI?

Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2021

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Question : How common is it to have an elevated PSA with a UTI

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Raise in PSA secondary to infection of the Prostate (Prostatitis) is common.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
PSA an enzyme secreted by the Prostate. It is common for it to get raised whenever there is an infection of the Prostate (Prostatitis).

UTI is a common broad term that indicates bacterial infection of urine which can be caused by infection of organs involved in a urinary system like Kidney, Ureter, Urinary Bladder, Prostate, and Urethra but it is the only infection of Prostate (Prostatitis) that will reflect raised level of PSA in blood.

Hope I have answered your query, please feel free to ask if you have more questions, I shall be happy to help you.

Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee