The Relationship between Clinical Symptoms and Urine Culture in Adult Patients with Acute Epididymitis

• Published in: The world journal of men's health Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 53 - 57
• Main Authors: Kim, Sung Dae, Kim, Sun Wook, Yoon, Byung Il, Ha, U-Syn, Kim, Sae Woong, Cho, Yong-Hyun, Sohn, Dong Wan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 01.04.2013; 대한남성과학회
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Chlamydia; Condoms; Gonorrhea; Inflammation; Microorganisms; Organisms; Original; Pain; Pathogens; Patients; Ultrasonic imaging; Urinalysis; Urinary tract diseases; Urinary tract infections; Urine; Urogenital system; 비뇨기과학; Infection; Urine; Epididymis; Culture

We evaluated adult patients with acute epididymitis to identify the frequency of actual sexual contacts and the causative organism, and compared clinical examinations, degrees of manifested symptoms, and radiological test results. We reviewed the medical records of 65 patients older than 18 years pr...