A new look at the etiology of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: extraordinary cultivations

Aydogan T., Gurpinar Ö., Eser Ö., Mathyk B., Ergen A.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.51, no.11, pp.1961-1967, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-019-02248-5
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1961-1967
  • Keywords: L-form, Interstitial cystitis, Bladder pain syndrome, Urine culture, SYNDROME/INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS, BLADDER, PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSIS, URINE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose So far, studies have not clearly identified infectious agents as an etiological factor for interstitial cystitis (IC). Specific microbiological diagnosis for detecting the pathogen with higher sensitivity in IC may decrease the treatment costs and increase psychosocial health of the patients.