Prostatitis, Chronic Bacterial

PATHOGENS

• Gram negative pathogens:
  
  • Escherichia coli (majority of cases)
  • Other Enterobacteriaceae
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Gram-positive pathogens:
  
  • Enterococcus species
  • Other Gram-positive organisms, including Staphylococcus species (including S. aureus) and Streptococcus species
• Sexually transmitted pathogens: C. trachomatis and other atypical pathogens (e.g., U. urealyticum) have been implicated
• Others (very rare): TB, fungi (histoplasmosis, cryptococcus), and viruses