Enoxacin for type Ⅲ A prostatitis:A clinical observation
CHEN Zhong
ZHOU Xi-cai
CHEN Zhi-qiang
YE Zhang-qun
DENG Rong-jin
Abstract：Objective:Chronic prostatitis,especially type Ⅲ A,is a common disease in adult males,for which there are quite a few therapeutic methods. This study aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy of enoxacin in the treatment of ? A prostatitis. Methods:We selected 198 cases of ⅢA prostatitis with complete treatment and follow-up data from the outpatients,all treated by enoxacin injection for 1 week,followed by oral medication of enoxacin for 2 weeks. Then we evaluated the therapeutic effect based on the NIH-CPSI scores and changes in the indexes of expressed prostatic secretions ( EPS). Results:The rate of total effectiveness was 86.4% ,cure 8.6% (17/198) ,remarkable effectiveness 58.1% (115/198),improvement 19.7% (39/198),and ineffectiveness 13.6% (27/ 198). Only 16 cases (8.1%) complained of transitory gastrointestinal tract discomfort and/or skin itching. Conclusion:Enoxacin has desirable efficacy and few adverse effects on type ⅢA prostatitis.
Keywords：chronic prostatitisdrug therapyenoxacin
Publication Date：2010-03-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 258-260 )