Anti-nanobacterial therapy for men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and prostatic stones: Preliminary experience

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 474-477

  Shoskes, Daniel A ^a   Thomas, Kim D ^a   Gomez, Eyda ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Calcinosis; Pelvic pain; Prostate; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; EDETIC ACID; NUTRACEUTICAL; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CALCIFICATION; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE STONE; RECTUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPOSITORY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

EID: 12544255453     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000150062.60633.b2     Document Type: Article

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