[Clinical study of zinc for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis].
OBJECTIVE
To study the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP).


METHODS
Sixty-one CBP patients were randomized into two groups: Group A (39 cases) was supplemented with organic zinc after routine antibiotic treatment, Group B (22 cases) was given routine antibiotic treatment only. NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and urodynamic indexes were used to evaluate the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of CBP.


RESULTS
The NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and the maximum urethra closure pressure (MUCP) were markedly decreased after the zinc treatment, compared with the non-zinc group(P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
It is suggested that biological organic zinc is effective for the treatment of CBP.
Deng
Chunhua
C
Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China. dch0313@163.com
Zheng
Bin
B
She
Shengfei
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics; D015032:Zinc / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D015032:Zinc