Oct. 2, 2003 -- Once-daily levofloxacin is as effective as ciprofloxacin taken twice daily for 28 days for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis, according to the results of a randomized, ...

To describe practice patterns of primary care physicians (PCPs) for the diagnosis, treatment and management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), we surveyed 556 PCPs in ...

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common but poorly understood condition. Previously known as 'non-bacterial' prostatitis, CP/CPPS is the most common clinical prostatitis ...

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Background: The association of infection or inflammation of the prostate with prostate cancer has been suggested but not established. This study was undertaken to investigate this association. Methods ...

Any man can get prostatitis, an often painful inflammation of the prostate gland, and a lot of men do. Altogether, it's to blame for about two million visits to health care providers in the U.S. every ...

A number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the etiology and pathogenesis of prostatitis. Some, such as a microbiologic cause, clearly explain the pathogenesis of certain categories, such as ...

The goal of this study was to assess the use of a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for relief of symptoms from chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). Daily use of ...

More likely in chronic bacterial prostatitis caused by C. trachomatis rather than other uropathogens The condition is more likely in men with chronic bacterial prostatitis caused by C. trachomatis ...