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ReviewCurrent urology reports2020

Management of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis.

Zhuo Tony Su, Jonathan Mark Zenilman, Karen Sandell Sfanos, Amin Sedaghat Herati

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Review in Current urology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhuo Tony SuThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, 301 Building, Suite 3112, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-6192
Jonathan Mark ZenilmanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Karen Sandell SfanosThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, 301 Building, Suite 3112, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
Amin Sedaghat HeratiThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, 301 Building, Suite 3112, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA. aherati1@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWe conducted a review of the literature describing the most up-to-date diagnosis and treatment options of chronic bacterial prostatitis. RECENT

findingsRecurrence after oral antimicrobial therapy is common, due in part to the rising rates of antimicrobial resistance and inability to completely clear the offending bacteria from the prostate following prostatitis. Recent literature has described various treatment options for chronic bacterial prostatitis refractory to conventional antimicrobial agents, including the use of alternative agents such as fosfomycin, direct antimicrobial injections into the prostate, surgical removal of infected prostatic tissue, chronic oral antibiotic suppression, and an emerging novel therapy utilizing bacteriophages to target antibiotic resistant bacteria. Management of chronic bacterial prostatitis, especially recurrence after oral antimicrobial treatment, remains challenging. This review highlights an urgent need for further evidence assessing the efficacy and safety of treatment modalities for chronic bacterial prostatitis refractory to conventional oral antimicrobials.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial InfectionsBacteriophagesChronic DiseaseDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansMaleProstatectomyProstatitisRecurrenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibioticsAntimicrobial resistanceChronic bacterial prostatitisPhage therapyRecurrenceSurgery

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PMID32488742
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