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Vol. 37. Issue 10.
Pages 619-624 (November - December 2013)
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Vol. 37. Issue 10.
Pages 619-624 (November - December 2013)
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Comparison of results after fluoroquinolones and combination therapies in type iiiA chronic prostatitis
Comparación de los resultados después de fluoroquinolonas y terapias de combinación en prostatitis crónica tipo iiiA
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R. Altintasa,
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ramazan.altintas@inonu.edu.tr

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, F. Oguza, A. Beytura, C. Ediza, A. Gunesa, A. Ozerb
a Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
b Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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Table 1. Comparison of NIH-CPSI scores and peak flow of all groups before (initial) and after the treatment (at week 4).
Table 2. Differences in NIH-CPSI scores and peak flow after treatment.
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Abstract
Purpose

We investigated retrospectively the clinical outcomes of the patients with type iii inflammatory chronic prostatitis, who were treated with fluoroquinolones with and without an α-blocker between 2009 and 2011.

Material and methods

Diagnosis was established with medical history (symptoms presented longer than 3 months within previous 6 months), physical examination, Meares-Stamey test and the questionnaire of the NIH-CPSI. The responses to the treatment were assessed with uroflowmetry test and the questionnaire of NIH-CPSI at initial and after 4 weeks of the treatment. The patients with incomplete data and treatment and who treated with α-blockers and/or antibiotics in the period 4 weeks prior to the therapy started in our clinic and had any surgery of lower urinary tract previously were excluded. The patients were classified under 6 groups: group1=ciprofloxacin, group2=ofloxacin, group3=levofloxacin, group4=ciprofloxacin+tamsulosin, group5=ofloxacin+tamsulosin, group 6=levofloxacin+tamsulosin. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks and Kruskal Wallis test were used for comparison of results. Mann Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction made was used as post hoc (p<.05).

Results

The median scores of NIH-CPSI decreased significantly in all groups (p<.05). Levofloxacin reduced the median total scores of NIH-CPSI more than ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin monotherapies. The combination therapies were better than antibiotic therapies alone and best result was obtained in levofloxacin+tamsulosin combination.

Conclusion

Tamsulosin+fluoroquinolone (especially tamsulosin+levofloxacin) combinations yielded better results in both NIH-CPSI scores and peak flow rates.

Keywords:
Fluoroquinolones
Alpha blocker
Chronic prostatitis
Resumen
Propósito

Se investigaron retrospectivamente los resultados clínicos de los pacientes con prostatitis crónica inflamatoria tipo iii, que fueron tratados con fluoroquinolonas con y sin un bloqueador alfa entre 2009 y 2011.

Material y métodos

Se estableció el diagnóstico con la historia médica (síntomas presentados durante más de 3 meses dentro de los 6 meses previos), examen físico, examen de Meares-Stamey y el cuestionario de la NIH-CPSI. Las respuestas al tratamiento fueron evaluadas con la prueba de uroflujometría y el cuestionario de la NIH-CPSI al principio y después de 4 semanas de tratamiento. Los pacientes con datos y tratamiento incompletos y que fueron tratados con bloqueadores alfa y/o antibióticos en el período de 4 semanas antes de la terapia iniciada en nuestra clínica, y que tuvieron una cirugía del tracto urinario inferior anteriormente, fueron excluidos. Los pacientes se clasificaron en 6 grupos: grupo 1=ciprofloxacino; grupo 2=ofloxacino; grupo 3=levofloxacino; grupo 4=ciprofloxacino+tamsulosina, grupo 5=ofloxacino+tamsulosina; y grupo 6=levofloxacino+tamsulosina. Se utilizaron las pruebas Wilcoxon Signed Ranks y Kruskal Wallis para la comparación de los resultados. Se utilizó la prueba U de Mann Whitney con corrección de Bonferroni realizada como post hoc (p<0,05).

Resultados

Las puntuaciones medias de la NIH-CPSI disminuyeron significativamente en todos los grupos (p<0,05). Levofloxacino redujo las puntuaciones medianas totales de NIH-CPSI más que las monoterapias con ciprofloxacino y ofloxacino. Las terapias de combinación eran mejores que las terapias con solo antibióticos y se obtuvo un mejor resultado en la combinación de levofloxacino+tamsulosina.

Conclusión

Las combinaciones de tamsulosina+fluoroquinolona (en especial tamsulosina+levofloxacino) dieron mejores resultados en ambas puntuaciones NIH-CPSI y tasas de flujo máximo.

Palabras clave:
Fluoroquinolonas
Bloqueador alfa
Prostatitis crónica

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