title: [Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in the treatment of Ureaplasma urealyticun and Chlamydia trachomatis infectious chronic prostatitis  (report of 48 cases)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To elucidate the treatment of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infectious chronic prostatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-eight cases of chronic prostatitis patients with UU and CT infections were treated with minocycline, Chinese medicine "Qianlieshulekeli" and alpha 1A adrenoceptorblocker (tamsulosin) for 6 weeks. The change of symptoms, expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) routine, and UU and CT detection results were observed before and after the treatment. The efficacy of treatment were evaluated by CPSI score.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Remarkably effective-41 cases (85.4%), effective-5 cases (10.4%), noneffective-2 cases (4.2%). CPSI score reduced from (22 +/- 8) before treatment to (7 +/- 3) after treatment (P < 0.01). UU in 20 of 24 cases (83%) and CT in 25 of 28 cases (89%) turned negative after treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapy combining Chinese medicine with western medicine for the treatment of UU and CT infectious chronic prostatitis is successful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xue-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Zhang-Qun
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Fu-Er
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Guang-Ying
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum
chemical_list: D008911:Minocycline