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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2007
Affiliation
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. ndaniels@medicine.ucsf.edu
Authors
Barry MJ, Daniels NA, Link CL, McKinlay JB
Studies
Citation
Daniels NA, Link CL, Barry MJ, McKinlay JB. Association between past urinary tract infections and current symptoms suggestive of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. J Natl Med Assoc 2007 May;99(5):509-16.

Abstract

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a major cause of illness, and its association with history of past urinary tract infections is unclear. We surveyed a racially, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, community-based sample of adults aged 30-79 years in Boston, MA. This report gives estimates from the 2,301 men in the BACH survey: 700 black, 766 Hispanic and 835 white. Symptoms of chronic prostatitis--any perineal and/or ejaculatory pain and a pain score of > or =4--were derived from the NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index and were used to identify men with symptoms suggesting CP/CPPS. The overall prevalence of symptoms suggestive of CP/CPPS is 6.3%. The number of urinary tract infections, particularly >3, was associated with symptoms suggestive of CP/CPPS (P < 0.01). There is a strong association between current symptoms of CP/CPPS and a history of urinary tract infections, particularly of multiple infections. The causality between chronic UTIs and CP/CPPS needs to be clarified by further study.