Korean J Urol.  1984 Dec;25(6):746-752.

Isolation of Chlamydia Trachomatis in Non-gonococcal Urethritis and Chronic Prostatitis and the Result of Treatment with Antibiotics

• Kim SJ
• Lee MS
• Lee JM

Abstract

The possible role of Chlamydia trachomatis in non-gonococcal urethritis and chronic prostatitis was investigated by cultural technique in a study of 281 and 215 respectively. Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from 106(37.7%) of 281 non-gonococcal urethritis patients and 49(22.8%) of 215 chronic prostatitis patients. The effectiveness of tetracycline hydrochloride and doxycycline was evaluated by reculture method after 2 weeks` treatment. Thus in this study Chlamydia trachomatis could appear to play a major etiological roles in non-gonococcal urethritis and chronic prostatitis in Korea. And 2 weeks prescription of tetracycline or doxycycline is efficient for eradication of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Keyword

chalmydia; urethritis; prostatitis; antibiotics

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents*
Chlamydia trachomatis*
Chlamydia*
Doxycycline
Humans
Korea
Prescriptions
Prostatitis*
Tetracycline
Urethritis*
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Doxycycline
Tetracycline