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Experimental bacterial prostatitis in rats

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Experimental acute bacterial prostatitis in rats was induced by four different routes of bacterial inoculation. The most simple and reproducible method of producing bacterial prostatitis was to instil the bacterial suspension into the prostatic urethra after the administration of an appropriate antibiotic to prevent associated pyelonephritis.

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  1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

    T. Goto, M. Kawahara, K. Kawahara, S. Mahinose, Y. Mizuma, N. Sakamoto & Y. Ohi

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Goto, T., Kawahara, M., Kawahara, K. et al. Experimental bacterial prostatitis in rats. Urol Res 19, 141–144 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368193

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