The effect of taking levofloxacin for prostatitis needs to be judged according to the type of prostatitis, some types of taking this medicine is effective, some types of no need to take the medicine, the specific medicine and what effect need to be bacterial culture and the results of drug sensitivity test to determine.
Prostatitis can be caused by pathogenic bacterial infection or certain non-infectious factors, and can be divided into four types: acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and asymptomatic prostatitis.
Levofloxacin is a quinolone antibacterial drug, clinically used for respiratory and urinary tract infections caused by sensitive gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, and also used for urethritis and cervicitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.
Acute bacterial prostatitis and chronic bacterial prostatitis are mostly caused by bacterial infections, and can be treated with sensitive antimicrobials such as levofloxacin according to the results of bacterial cultures and drug sensitivity tests to control inflammation. Chronic prostatitis may be caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma, etc., and treatment with levofloxacin is more effective.
Antimicrobials such as levofloxacin are usually not necessary for chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and medications such as celecoxib and tamsulosin hydrochloride may be used as prescribed by the doctor to relieve symptoms of pain. In the case of asymptomatic prostatitis, no treatment may be necessary.
Prostatitis patients should be selected by the doctor according to the type of disease suitable and effective drugs for treatment, not blindly use levofloxacin, so as to avoid treatment is ineffective, delayed condition.