[Clinic efficacy of treating chronic prostatitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae with azithromycin aspartic-acid injection]

Author(s): Zhou WQ, Gao JP, Sang H, Zhang ZY, Ge JP, Ma HQ, Wei W

Affiliation(s): Department of Urology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command, PLA, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.

Publication date & source: 2003-02, Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue., 9(1):43-4.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial

OBJECTIVES: To assess the clinic efficacy of treating chronic prostatitis by Neisseria gonorrhoeae with azithromycin aspartic-acid injection. METHODS: Nineteen cases were treated with monotherapy and once-daily intravenous dosing of azithromycin injection. The effects and side-effects after treatment were observed. RESULTS: Twelve of nineteen cases were cured. CONCLUSIONS: A short term therapy with azithromycin injection for chronic prostatitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is very effective and easy to used and thus eliminate any problem of compliance.