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The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat or not to treat?Tommaso Cai
Department of Urology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy
Clin Infect Dis 55:771-7. 2012..We aimed to evaluate the impact of AB treatment on the recurrence rate among young women affected by recurrent UTI...
Semen quality in patients with Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection treated concurrently with prulifloxacin and a phytotherapeutic agentTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Largo Medaglie D Oro 9, Trento, Italy
J Androl 33:615-23. 2012..48). In this study treatment with FERTIMEV together with prulifloxacin improved semen parameters in patients with Ct genital infection and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia compared to treatment with prulifloxacin therapy alone...
Clinical importance of lymph node density in predicting outcome of prostate cancer patientsTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Surg Res 167:267-72. 2011..To evaluate the prognostic role of lymph node density (LND) in patients affected by prostate cancer (PCa) and treated with radical prostatectomy (RP), pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND), and adjuvant hormonal blockade...
14-day prulifloxacin treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis in women with recurrent urinary tract infections: a prospective, open-label, pilot trial with 6-month follow-upT Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
J Chemother 21:535-41. 2009..6%) patients who had positive vaginal swab sample at baseline. in conclusion, a 14-day administration of prulifloxacin 600 mg is a safe, well tolerated and effective treatment for the management of UTI in young women...
Loss of heterozygosis on IFN-alpha locus is a prognostic indicator of bacillus Calmette-Guerin response for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancerTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Urol 183:1738-43. 2010..We evaluated the role of loss of heterozygosity on the interferon-alpha locus to predict the response to bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer...
Clinical and microbiological efficacy of prulifloxacin for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis due to Chlamydia trachomatis infection: results from a prospective, randomized and open-label studyTommaso Cai
Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 32:39-45. 2010..001) and IL-8 levels (P < 0.001). Prulifloxacin was also equivalent to standard therapy for clinical success, as demonstrated by a decrease in the number of patients affected by CP due to Ct infection...
Human papillomavirus and non-muscle invasive urothelial bladder cancer: potential relationship from a pilot studyTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Largo Medaglie D Oro 9, Trento, Italy
Oncol Rep 25:485-9. 2011..13-0.90). In conclusion, this study highlights the correlation between urothelial bladder cancer and high-risk type HPV infection, suggesting the potential etiopathogenetic role of HR-HPV in urothelial bladder cancer development...
Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is related to poor sexual quality of life in young sexually active womenTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy
J Sex Med 8:1131-7. 2011..Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) genital infection has been related to several diseases in young sexually active women. It could be related to their sexual quality of life...
Epidemiological features and resistance pattern in uropathogens isolated from chronic bacterial prostatitisTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, 38123, Italy
J Microbiol 49:448-54. 2011..E. faecalis prevalence seemed to be raised in 2006-2008 periods. Moreover, a decreasing of activity of ciprofloxacin and a good activity profile of levofloxacin have been reported...
Prognostic role of loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 18 in patients with low-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer: results from a prospective studyTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Surg Res 161:89-94. 2010..The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic role of LOH on Chr 18q21-23 in patients affected by low-grade, nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)...
Serenoa repens associated with Urtica dioica (ProstaMEV) and curcumin and quercitin (FlogMEV) extracts are able to improve the efficacy of prulifloxacin in bacterial prostatitis patients: results from a prospective randomised studyTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, via dell Antella 58, 50011 Florence, Italy
Int J Antimicrob Agents 33:549-53. 2009..001). The association of S. repens, U. dioica (ProstaMEV), quercitin and curcumin (FlogMEV) extracts is able to improve the clinical efficacy of prulifloxacin in patients affected by CBP...
Infected congenital urethral diverticulum manifested as a scrotal mass in an adult male: case report and review of the literatureTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Urol Int 81:234-7. 2008..We stress the importance of a surgical approach in evaluating scrotal mass if diagnostic imaging cannot confirm an exact diagnosis. A complete review of the literature was also carried out...
Impact of surgical treatment on nocturia in men with benign prostatic obstructionTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
BJU Int 98:799-805. 2006....
E-cadherin mRNA expression analysis in evaluating the natural history of urothelial bladder cell carcinoma: results from a long-term follow-up studyTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, I 50011 Bagno a Ripoli, Florence, Italy
Oncol Rep 17:925-30. 2007..We stress that a long follow-up period is needed to evaluate the role of molecular factors in predicting prognosis in patients affected by bladder UC...
Penile metastasis from a T1b prostate carcinomaTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Onkologie 30:249-52. 2007..Penile metastasis from incidental prostate carcinoma has not been described to date...
Artificial intelligence for predicting recurrence-free probability of non-invasive high-grade urothelial bladder cell carcinomaTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, I 50011 Florence, Italy
Oncol Rep 18:959-64. 2007..The study identified a single subgroup of pTaG3 patients with multiple lesions, >or=2/year recurrence rate and without any response to previous Bacille Calmette-Guérin adjuvant therapy, that seem to be at high risk of recurrence...
Interleukin-6/10 ratio as a prognostic marker of recurrence in patients with intermediate risk urothelial bladder carcinomaTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Urol 178:1906-11;discussion 1911-2. 2007..We evaluated the role of the interleukin-6/10 ratio as a prognostic marker of recurrence in patients with intermediate risk superficial bladder carcinoma...
A rare case of lethal retroperitoneal abscess caused by Citrobacter koseriTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Urol Int 79:364-6. 2007..The case is also notable because it confirms the recent bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics and to other antimicrobial agents, like chloramphenicol or cotrimoxazol...
Can early single dose instillation of epirubicin improve bacillus Calmette-Guerin efficacy in patients with nonmuscle invasive high risk bladder cancer? Results from a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled studyTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Urol 180:110-5. 2008..We evaluated the impact of epirubicin perioperative instillation in improving subsequent bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation efficacy in high risk patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer...
Recurrent renal colic in young people: abdominal Munchausen syndrome--a diagnosis not to forgetTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 80:39-41. 2008..In the present case report, we stress the fact that the MHS is an underestimated medical problem and the necessity to evaluate the possible role of psychiatric disorders in the absence of pathological findings...
Prognostic role of the tumor-associated tissue inflammatory reaction in transitional bladder cell carcinomaTommaso Cai
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Oncol Rep 16:329-34. 2006..However, to better define its prognostic significance, the characterization of inflammatory cells in tumor-associated tissue reaction must be accomplished...
