"Prostatitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infiltration of inflammatory cells into the parenchyma of PROSTATE. The subtypes are classified by their varied laboratory analysis, clinical presentation and response to treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D011472
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.565.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis- Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
- Bacterial Prostatitides, Chronic
- Bacterial Prostatitis, Chronic
- Chronic Bacterial Prostatitides
- Prostatitides, Chronic Bacterial
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis- Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
- Acute Bacterial Prostatitides
- Bacterial Prostatitides, Acute
- Bacterial Prostatitis, Acute
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostatitis" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of sexually transmitted infections, lifetime sexual partner count, and recreational drug use on lower urinary tract symptoms in men who have sex with men. Urology. 2012 Jan; 79(1):188-93.
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Statin use and decreased risk of benign prostatic enlargement and lower urinary tract symptoms. BJU Int. 2011 Feb; 107(3):443-50.
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Prostatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and prostate cancer: the California Men's Health Study. PLoS One. 2010 Jan 15; 5(1):e8736.
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Longitudinal association between prostatitis and development of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urology. 2008 Mar; 71(3):475-9; discussion 479.
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Prevalence of and risk factors for prostatitis: population based assessment using physician assigned diagnoses. J Urol. 2007 Oct; 178(4 Pt 1):1333-7.
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Prevalence of prostatitis-like symptoms in a managed care population. J Urol. 2006 Aug; 176(2):593-6; discussion 596.
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Incidence and clinical characteristics of National Institutes of Health type III prostatitis in the community. J Urol. 2005 Dec; 174(6):2319-22.
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Cross-sectional associations of urogenital pain and sexual function in a community based cohort of older men: olmsted county, Minnesota. J Urol. 2005 Aug; 174(2):624-8; discussion 628.
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Prostatitis as a risk factor for prostate cancer. Epidemiology. 2004 Jan; 15(1):93-9.
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Low agreement between previous physician diagnosed prostatitis and national institutes of health chronic prostatitis symptom index pain measures. J Urol. 2004 Jan; 171(1):279-83.