Abdominal Key

Fig. 11.1 An intermediate body of Chlamydia trachomatis undergoing differentiation. In this figure there are two points of condensation of DNA into electron-dense nucleoids (n). Note the inner cytoplasmic membrane…

Acronym Clinical diagnosis Clinical symptoms Grade of severity CY-1 Cystitis Dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain; sometimes unspecific symptoms 1 PN-2 Mild and moderate pyelonephritis Fever, flank pain, CVA tenderness; sometimes…

Fig. 10.1 Histopathological evaluation of chronic tissue inflammatory infiltrate (Courtesy by Prof Guido Martignoni (University of Verona, Italy)) 10.1.1 The Prostate Model Chronic prostatic inflammation seems to play a crucial…

Fig. 5.1 Color Doppler appearance of the prostate gland. Transrectal transverse scans. (a) Normal prostate. (b) Patient with clinically obvious prostatitis showing marked hypervascularization of the prostate gland Fig. 5.2…

Prostatitis NIH categories Prostatitis type Cat I Acute bacterial prostatitis (ABP) Cat II Chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) Cat III  Cat III a  Cat III b Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome…

Continent Country Prevalence References Europe Austria 2.7 [9] Italy 12.8–13.8 [3, 4] Finland 14 [8] America USA 16 [11] Canada 2.7 [7] Canada 8.5–11.5 [13] Asia China 2.6 [14] Japan…

Fig. 6.1 An acetylation reaction, catalyzed by the enzyme aac (6′)-Ib-cr, of the (=NH) moiety within the piperazine ring of ciprofloxacin. Levofloxacin (bottom) possesses a methylated piperazine residue (indicated by…