Can ciprofloxacin or tamsulosin improve the symptoms of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome?

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-71

  Luzzi, Graz ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha blocker; Antibiotic; Pelvic pain; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; CANADA; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICTURITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20344365810     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro0088     Document Type: Short Survey

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