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Prostatitis is a term that is used to describe various inflammatory conditions affecting the prostate gland which may be infectious or non-infectious. Chronic inflammation of the prostate can lead to persistent pain that is hard to treat. Most cases of bacterial prostatitis are caused by E.coli and Klebsiella while nonbacterial prostatitis are often caused by Chlamydia trachomatis or Ureaplasma urealuticum. chronic bacterial prostatitis patients are at increased risk of recurrent urinary tract infections. The patients may present with localized or systemic symptoms ( such as fever, malaise and chills).

Acute Bacterial Prostatitis

Acute Bacterial prostatitis generally affects younger men.

Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis

NonBacterial Prostatitis

Nonbacterial prostatitis refers to a condition that affects patients who present with symptoms of prostatitis without a positive result after urine culture or expressed prostate secretion (EPS) culture

Prostatodynia

Diagnosis of Prostatitis

Digital rectal examination often reveals a warm, tender, swollen prostate. Prostatic massage may be performed in some cases to obtain secretions for microscopy and culture, but this procedure should not be performed when there is suspicion of acute prostatitis, as it may cause bacteria sepsis ( dissemination of bacteria in the bloodstream).

Urine analysis and culture may yield positive bacterial counts in bacterial prostatitis, while increased white blood cell count and negative culture from prostatic secretions is more suggestive of nonbacterial prostatitis.