The Significance of Chlamydia trachomatisin Urethritis and Prostatitis – Differences in Therapeutic Approach – Croatian Experience
Autor: | Leo Markovinović, S Zidovec Lepej, Vedrana Škerk, Šime Zekan, Josip Begovac, Velena Radošević, A. Markotic, Jerko Jakšić, L Cvitkovic, Višnja Škerk |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
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Male Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Croatia Prostatitis Chlamydia trachomatis Mycoplasma hominis Azithromycin medicine.disease_cause Internal medicine Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Urethritis azithromycin orostatitis treatment urethritis Aged Antibacterial agent Pharmacology Gynecology biology business.industry Chlamydia Infections biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious Diseases Oncology Chronic Disease business Ureaplasma urealyticum medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Journal of Chemotherapy. 21:63-67 |
ISSN: | 1973-9478 1120-009X |
Popis: | We examined a total of 1014 patients over 18 years of age ; 252 with urethritis and 762 with chronic prostatitis syndrome. The mean age of patients with urethritis was 32.7 and with prostatitis syndrome 37.6 years. Clinical symptoms of urethritis were present from a few days to several months. In patients with chronic prostatitis syndrome, symptoms were present for at least 3 months. Chlamydia trachomatis alone was confirmed in 26 (10%) and in combination with Ureaplasma urealyticum in 6 (2%) patients with urethritis. In 171 (68%) patients with urethritis neither C. trachomatis nor U. urealyticum or Mycoplasma hominis were found. C. trachomatis alone was confirmed in 70 (9%), and in combination with other microorganisms in 7 (1%) patients with chronic prostatitis syndrome. In Croatia, the frequency of chronic chlamydial prostatitis has not significantly changed in the last 10 years, while the frequency of infections among adolescents decreased. The recommended regimen for acute chlamydial urethritis in Croatia is azithromycin 1.0 g as a single dose, and a total dose of 4-4.5 g azithromycin for chronic chlamydial prostatitis. |
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