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[Diagnosis of chronic prostatitis: 4 or 2 glass sample?].
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[Diagnosis of chronic prostatitis: 4 or 2 glass sample?].

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  • 2003-07-02
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  • Praxis. - 2003
Adult
Aged
Bacterial Infections
Chronic Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pelvic Pain
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Prostatitis
Specimen Handling
Urine
English Chronic pelvic pain syndrome is still an important clinical problem. The NIH-prostatitis classification introduced 1998 for diagnosis and treatment measures is based on extended microbiological analysis of urine, expressed prostate secretion (4-glass test), and ejaculate. We investigated if a simple urine analysis of an urine sample before and after prostatic massage (2-glass test) could replace the 4-glass test. 143 patients with the diagnosis chronic prostatitis were included in this prospective study. The results showed that the expensive and time consuming 4-glass test can be replaced by a simple 2-glass test. Extended examinations should only be performed in special cases.
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