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- Original Article Correlation between Genitourinary Mycoplasmas and Chlamydia Infection and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
- Suk Gun Jung, Sang Don Lee
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만성전립선염/만성골반통증후군과 비뇨생식기 마이코플라즈마 및 클라미디아 감염과의 관계 - 정석근, 이상돈
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Urogenital Tract Infection 2011;6(1):67-72.
Published online: April 30, 2011
From the Department of Urology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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Abstract
"Purpose: Chronic prostatitis frequently occurs in men of all ages. Recent studies suggest that fastidious microorganisms may play a role in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). The aim of this study was to investigate if correlation exists between genitourinary Mycoplasmas and Chlamydia infections and CP/CPPS. Materials and Methods: We evaluated Mycoplasmas and Chlamydia prostatitis in 222 patients diagnosed with CP/CPPS from November 2008 to January 2011 by using the Chlamydia and Mycoplasma IST2 kits. Results: Of the 222 patients, 33 (14.9%) and 189 (85.1%) were respectively classified category IIIa (inflammatory CP/CPPS) and IIIb (non-inflammatory CP/CPPS). On kit tests, 10 (30.3%) of the 33 category IIIa and 55 (29.1%) of the 189 category IIIb cases were positive for causative microorganism. Conclusions: The results suggest close correlation between genitourinary Mycoplasmas and Chlamydia infections and CP/CPPS. In addition, the Chlamydia and Mycoplasma IST2 kits may be useful for simple detection of fastidious microorganisms in CP/CPPS."
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