title: [Related pathogen examinations and therapeutic choices for chronic prostatitis following sexually transmitted diseases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the etiologic relationship between sexually transmitted diseases(STDs) and chronic prostatitis (CP), and to evaluate the effect of multiple treatment on CP following STDs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-two cases of CP after STDs were randomly divided into three groups: Group A (treated with levefloxatin), Group B (treated with Levofloxacin, terazosin and microwave), and Group C (treated with levofloxacin, Chinese traditional medicine and microwave), all treated for thirty days. The pathogens related to STDs in the prostatic fluid of all the patients had been examined before treatment. The efficacy was evaluated among the three groups by comparing the count of leukocytes and the scores of NIH-CPSI before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pathogens related to STDs were found in the prostatic fluid of 7 patients. The count of leukocytes and the scores of NIH-CPSI decreased after treatment in the three groups, more markedly in Groups B and C than in Group A.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no strict etiological causality between STDs and CP. Multiple treatments are superior to single antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Family Planning, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China. whzwh1718@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Wanhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zilong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hansheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications*