Clinical study of zinc for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-one CBP patients were randomized into two groups Group A (39 cases) was supplemented with organic zinc after routine antibiotic treatment, Group B (22 cases) was given routine antibiotic treatment only. NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and urodynamic indexes were used to evaluate the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of CBP.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and the maximum urethra closure pressure (MUCP) were markedly decreased after the zinc treatment, compared with the non-zinc group(P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>It is suggested that biological organic zinc is effective for the treatment of CBP.</p>