Evidence for antibiotic durations in chronic bacterial prostatitis: A systematic review
Background: Optimal antibiotic durations for chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) are unknown; current guidelines recommend four to 12 weeks.Objective: To systematically review the evidence underlying these recommendations.
Authors
- Ruxandra Câlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-9825)
- Matthieu Lafaurie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7563-4516)
- Barbara W. Trautner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-9099)
- Valéry Lavergne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2770-1360)
- Lisa M. Cordes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-4084)
- Sander Kuiper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8426-2221)
- Cees van Nieuwkoop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-0844)
- Angela Csaki Huttner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8380-368X)
- Merel M. C. Lambregts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3637-9115)
- Merel E. P. Wilmsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2481-4162)
- Kalpana Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6766-3576)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Hôpital Saint-Louis (FR)
- Haga Hospital (NL)
- Hôpital Tenon (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CMI Communications
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmicom.2025.105156
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung