title: Nationwide survey of urogenital tuberculosis in Japan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine current epidemiology and treatment patterns of urogenital tuberculosis in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was sent to the urological departments of 1203 Japanese hospitals. Clinical data was reviewed retrospectively; no time range was specified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 1203 hospitals, 399 returned questionnaires with information about 355 urogenital tuberculosis patients. Of the 399, 153 institutions reported at least one patient, and 201 patients were identified between 2000 and 2007. Infections were located in the kidneys (n = 242), ureter (n = 96), bladder (n = 100), epididymis or testes (n = 81) and prostate (n = 9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urogenital tuberculosis is rare in Japan, but patients do exist, and we should not ignore them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan; Japanese Research Group for UTI, Japan.
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deguchi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayami
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamasuna
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: nationwide survey; urinary tract infection; urogenital tuberculosis