Levofloxacin for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men: A randomized placebo-controlled multicenter trial

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 614-617

  Nickel, J Curtis ^a   Downey, Joe ^b   Clark, Janet ^b   Casey, Richard W ^b   Pommerville, Peter J ^b   Barkin, Jack ^b   Steinhoff, Gary ^b   Brock, Gerald ^b   Patrick, Allan B ^b   Flax, Stanley ^b   Goldfarb, Bernard ^b   Palmer, Bruce W ^b   Zadra, Joseph ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYALGIA; PATIENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TENDINITIS;

EID: 0141560806     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00583-1     Document Type: Article

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