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Chronic prostatitis: A thorough search for etiologically involved microorganisms in 1,461 patients

Chronische Prostatis: Erregersuche bei 1461 Patienten

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The paper summarizes the results of a thorough search for involved microorganisms in 1,461 patients suffering from chronic prostatitis and 202 controls from 1976 to 1988 following a standardized diagnostic program.

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Die Untersuchung faßt die Ergebnisse einer kompletten Durchuntersuchung nach ätiologischen Mikroorganismen bei 1461 Patienten mit der Symptomatik einer chronischen Prostatis und 202 gesunden Kontrollen in den Jahren 1976 bis 1988 zusammen.

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  1. Urologische Klinik der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, W-3400, Göttingen

    W. Weidner

  2. Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Schubertstr. 1, W-6300, Giessen

    H. G. Schiefer &  Ch. Jantos

  3. Abteilung Zoonosen, Institut für Infektionskrankheiten der Tiere, Frankfurter Str. 91, W-6300, Giessen

    H. Krauss

  4. Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation, Medizinische Universität, Ratzeburger Allee 160, W-2400, Lübeck 1

    H. J. Friedrich

  5. Zentrum für Pathologie, Langhansstr. 10, W-6300, Giessen, Germany

    M. Altmannsberger

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Dedicated to Prof.C. F. Rothauge on the occasion of his 65th birthday.

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Weidner, W., Schiefer, H.G., Jantos, C. et al. Chronic prostatitis: A thorough search for etiologically involved microorganisms in 1,461 patients. Infection 19 (Suppl 3), S119–S125 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01643680

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