Epidemiology of prostatitis
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Chronic prostatitis: epidemiology and role of infection.
We review the epidemiology of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) and the role of infectious agents, emphasizing critical data necessary to define current research issues. The epidemiologic literature is limited, but the worldwide prevalence appears to be in the range of 2% to 10%, indicating that CP/CPPS represents an important international health problem. Recent molecu...
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INTRODUCTION Chronic prostatitis can cause pain and urinary symptoms, and usually occurs without positive bacterial cultures from prostatic secretions (known as chronic abacterial prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome, CP/CPPS). Bacterial infection can result from urinary tract instrumentation, but the cause and natural history of CP/CPPS are unknown. METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0924-8579
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.08.028