Refractory Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Re-Evaluation of Ciprofloxacin Treatment After a Median Followup of 30 Months
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 146 (2 Part 1) , 350-352
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37791-1
Abstract
A total of 16 men suffering from refractory chronic bacterial prostatitis caused by Escherichia coli was treated with ciprofloxacin for 4 weeks. After a median followup of 30 months (range 21 to 36 months) 10 of the 16 patients were considered cured as judged by bacteriological results and clinical symptoms. In 2 men a second ciprofloxacin regimen obviously showed success also. In 2 patients ciprofloxacin therapy failed and in 2 therapy had to be discontinued due to side effects of the central nervous system.Keywords
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