title: Bacterial infection in prostatodynia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated a possible bacterial etiology for prostatodynia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated segmented urine specimens from 22 patients and 16 controls by bacteriological localization studies. Immunological studies were performed on patient and control sera.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine patients had positive cultures from prostatic secretions. When compared to controls, this novel finding was statistically significant (p < 0.025). Coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most common isolates (68%). No humoral (IgG) immune differences were found between patients and controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In a subset of prostatodynia patients bacteria may have an etiological role. Antibiotic treatment demonstrated clinical efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lowentritt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Human
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hellstrom
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Domingue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain / Q000382:microbiology*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D009582:Nitrofurantoin