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
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Last updated: August 1, 2016
Citation
Melia, Michael. "Prostatitis, Chronic Bacterial." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540050/all/Prostatitis_Chronic_Bacterial.
Melia M. Prostatitis, Chronic Bacterial. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540050/all/Prostatitis_Chronic_Bacterial. Accessed December 10, 2024.
Melia, M. (2016). Prostatitis, Chronic Bacterial. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540050/all/Prostatitis_Chronic_Bacterial
Melia M. Prostatitis, Chronic Bacterial [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2024 December 10]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540050/all/Prostatitis_Chronic_Bacterial.
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