Correlation between C-Reactive Protein and Prostate Specific Antigene
Aikou Nicolas*, Olounlade Pascal, Rock Allister Lapo, Ahoyo Angèle Théodora, Gominan Moutawakilou, Coulibaly Founzégué Amadou6, Aikou Nadine Lucrèce Mirèze, Aikou Arielle Nadège Emérentienne, Lydie Zannou, Ibrahim Alkoare and Babamoussa Lamine
Published: February 01, 2022
Abstract
Objective: The overall objective of the study was to evaluate the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) and prostate specific antigen (PSA).
Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study that took place from April 2019 to September 2019 in the Biomedical Analysis Laboratory (SPACE-LABM). The CRP was determined by the agglutination technique on 85 samples of which 30 were PSA negative and 55 PSA positive.
Results: In PSA (-) subjects, we have 5 cases of positive CRP for a frequency of 17%. In PSA (+) subjects, we have 34 cases of positive CRP for a frequency of 62%. PSA (+) subjects are more likely to have a CRP (+) than PSA (-) subjects. There is a positive correlation (r = 0.38) between CRP and PSA.
Conclusion: At the end of our study, we observed a positive correlation between CRP and PSA in patients with positive PSA.
Keywords: Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA); C Reactive Protein (CRP); correlation; prostatitis