The Clinical Significance ofUreaplasma urealyticumin Chronic prostatitis

The role of Ureaplasma urealyticum in bacterial prostatitis has not been completely clarified and there are no widely accepted criteria for defining prostatitis caused by these or other infrequently isolated pathogens. However, Ureaplasma urealyticum and other unusual pathogens found in expressed prostatic secretion (EPS)/urine voided immediately after prostatic massage (VB3) of some patients cannot be ignored. Also, Ureaplasma urealyticum found in EPS and VB3 has also been brought into connection to genesis of urolithiasis, infertility and Reiter's syndrome. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the role of Ureaplasma urealyticum in chronic prostatitis.