title: Prostatitis: the cost of disease and therapies to patients and society.
abstract: Prostatitis is an elusive clinical phenomenon that has become a synonymous term to describe a plethora of lower urinary tract symptoms in men including urinary problems, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain. Although symptom presentation has been standardized, an accurate, consistent clinical diagnosis continues to be elusive at best. As a result, recurrence is common, quality of life is compromised, and the patients and society feel the cost of this disease.
authors.affiliation: AmeriChoice, 10701 West Research Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. pschultz@uhc.com
authors.forename: Pamela L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Donnell
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents