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Acute Bacterial Prostatitis

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J Korean Med Assoc. 2007;50(10):903-907
Publication date (electronic) : 2007 October 31
doi : https://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2007.50.10.903
U-Syn Ha, MD, Yong-Hyun Cho, MD
Department of Urology, The Catholic University College of Medicine, Korea. ushamd@catholic.ac.kr, cyh0831@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Acute bacterial prostatitis is a sudden bacterial infection that is usually caused by bacteria that get into the prostate. The most common route is the ascending urinary tract from perineum and urethra. Because the prostate surrounds the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body from the bladder), conditions that cause the prostate to swell or enlarge may press on the urethra and cause pain in the pelvis and genital area or voiding problems such as increased urinary frequency, urgency, and nocturia. Bacteremia often results from acute prostatitis that usually presents with severe systemic illnesses such as fever, chills, arthralgia, and myalgia. The diagnosis of acute bacterial prostatitis can be made based on clinical signs and symptoms. The most common organism of acute bacterial prostatitis is Escherichia coli. The mainstay of therapy in acute bacterial prostatitis is empiric antimicrobial therapy directed toward the most likely pathogens. In this article we review the acute bacterial prostatitis and recent surveillance of acute bacterial prostatitis in Korea.

Keywords: Acute bacterial prostatitis; E.coli; Antibiotic susceptibility

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Table 1

Microbial spectrum of patients with acute bacterial prostatitis

Table 1

CNS: Coagulase negative Staphylococcus

Others: Neisseria gonorrheae, Salmonella, Candida

Table 2

Antibiotic susceptibility of pathogens isolated in patients with acute bacterial prostatitis sorted by E.coli and other pathogens

Table 2

TMP/SMX, Trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole