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Can ciprofloxacin or tamsulosin improve the symptoms of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome?

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boxed-textAlexander RB et al. (2004) Ciprofloxacin or tamsulosin in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. A randomized, double-blind trial. Ann Intern Med 141: 581–589

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Luzzi, G. Can ciprofloxacin or tamsulosin improve the symptoms of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome?. Nat Rev Urol 2, 70–71 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0088

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