Endotoxins in the prostatic secretions of chronic prostatitis patients

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-47

  Dai, Yu Ping ^a   Sun, Xiang Zhou ^a   Zheng, Ke Li ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic prostatitis; Endotoxin; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PROSTATE SECRETION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14944360986     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2005.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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