Leukocytes and bacteria in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome compared to asymptomatic controls

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 818-822

  Nickel, J Curtis ^a   Alexander, Richard B ^b   Schaeffer, Anthony J ^c   Landis, J Richard ^d   Knauss, Jill S ^d   Propert, Kathleen J ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Case control studies; Leukocytes; Pelvic pain; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOUR GLASS TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SECRETION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0042738796     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000082252.49374.e9     Document Type: Article

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