A Comparison of Outcomes from Antibiotic Treatment with and without Probiotics in 897 Patients with Lower Urogenital Tract Infections, Including Cystitis, Urethritis, Prostatitis, and Vulvovaginitis

26 June 2024 : Clinical Research

Dea Mula

^1234ABCDEFG, Rinon Dervishi

^135BDE, Rina Hoxha

^62ACDE*, Lutfi Dervishi^3BDEG, Musli Mon Gashi

^13E, Sefedin Muçaj

^12ADEF, Elza Muçaj^7BF, Leart Kuçi^5F

DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.943939

Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2024; 30:e943939

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Table 2 Results of microbiological analyses before treatment.

Bacteria	Sperm culture**	Urine culture	Urethral smear**	Vaginal and vulvar smear***	Expressed prostatic excretion	Total
Bacteria	n (%)*	n (%)*	n (%)*	n (%)*	n (%)**	N (%)
	68 (7.6)	253 (28.2)	63 (7.0)	110 (12.3)	107 (11.9)	601 (67.0)
	151 (16.8)	206 (23.0)	160 (17.8)	98 (10.9)	53 (5.9)	668 (74.5)
	70 (7.80)	/	68 (7.58)	117 (13.04)	94 (10.48)	349 (38.91)
spp.	115 (12.8)	240 (26.8)	113 (12.6)	168 (18.7)	150 (16.7)	786 (87.6)
	/	198 (22.07)	/	/	/	198 (22.1)
		^*
^* Percentage of total patients in both groups; ^ total for men in both groups; ^* total for women in both groups.

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