Negative bacterial polymerase chain reaction (PCR) findings in prostate tissue from patients with symptoms of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and localized prostate cancer

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BACKGROUND: The etiology of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) remains obscure. Although, bacterial etiology has frequently been suggested, evidence of both bacterial involvement in CPPS and the presence of normal bacterial flora in the prostate remain uncertain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the presence of bacterial DNA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques on prostatic tissue samples...

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