Clinical Significance of Nontraditional Bacterial Uropathogens in the Management of Chronic Prostatitis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1391-1395

  Nickel, J Curtis ^a   Xiang, Jim ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

bacteria; fluoroquinolones; inflammation; prostate; prostatitis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOLLOW UP; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORNING DOSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 40949102253     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.11.081     Document Type: Article

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