Prostate gland can be structurally evaluated by computed tomography (CT) with taking advantages of tomographic feature and post-contrast parenchymal changes. The current examination initiated to determine association between computed tomographic and cytological results in evaluation of canine prostate. Thirty mature male dogs were included and under gone by both CT and fine needle sampling of p...

PURPOSE Because acute bacterial prostatitis (ABP) is an urgent condition of the prostate but prostatic massage is contraindicated at the onset of ABP, clinical symptoms and urine tests are used for diagnosis. In this study, we compared the clinical symptoms and treatment outcomes of patients with negative urine culture results, to whom only empirical antibiotics were administered, with those of...

PURPOSE There are few studies about clinical courses following acute bacterial prostatitis (ABP). We evaluated the progression rates of chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) and inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) after ABP treatment. Also evaluated the characteristics of the patients who developed CBP and inflammatory CPPS after ABP treatment. METHODS Total 437 patients compatible...

To the Editor: In their excellent article, Molecular Approaches to the Identification of Unculturable Infectious Agents, Gao and Moore (1) point out that molecular approaches should be unleashed on diseases such as sarcoidosis, Kawa-saki disease, and type I diabetes mellitus, which are thought but not proven to be infectious. The authors, however, are overlooking the more common and most likely...

background: the optimal treatment is not possible yet for chronic prostatitis due to the unknown etiology of the diseases. we aimed to investigate the association of helicobacter pylori infection with chronic prostatitis. methods: in this prospective case-control study that conducted in imam hospital complex affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences in tehran, iran from 2014 to 2015, ...

To the Editor: In their excellent article, Molecular Approaches to the Identification of Unculturable Infectious Agents, Gao and Moore (1) point out that molecular approaches should be unleashed on diseases such as sarcoidosis, Kawa-saki disease, and type I diabetes mellitus, which are thought but not proven to be infectious. The authors, however, are overlooking the more common and most likely...

Chronic prostatitis is hard to be identified in BPH patients clinical works. This study aimed diagnose chronic by noninvasive methods. who received transurethral resection of prostate from January 2014 July 2015 were enrolled current study. Patients examinations PSA, sex hormones, inflammatory cytokines, metabolic panel and transrectal ultrasonography. According histological results, divided in...

Purpose The role of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection in chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) is well known. What is unclear is whether there are any differences in the course or clinical outcome of the disease when the cause is CT or other uropathogens. Materials and Methods A series of 311 patients affected by CBP due to CT (cohort A) was compared with a group of 524 patients affected by ...

AIM To report the detection in vitro of secretory inhibitor of platelet microbicidal protein (SIPMP) phenotypes of urethral isolates along with a comparison with isolates from patients with or without chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP). METHODS Urethral isolates of Staphylococcus spp. (n=4), diphtheroids (n=28), micrococci (n=15), streptococci (n=21), Enterobacteriaceae (n=9) and Enterococcu...