만성전립선염/만성골반통증후군과 비뇨생식기 마이코플라즈마 및 클라미디아 감염과의 관계

• Published in: Urogenital tract infection pp. 67 - 72
• Main Authors: 정석근, 이상돈
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한요로생식기감염학회 01.04.2011
• Subjects: 비뇨기과학
• ISSN: 2465-8243; 2465-8510

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. KCI Citation Count: 1