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Acute prostatitis

MedGen UID:
57430
•Concept ID:
C0149524
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Acute Prostatitis
SNOMED CT: Acute prostatitis (79411002)

Definition

An acute inflammatory process that affects the prostate gland. It is caused by bacteria, most often Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute prostatitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pharmacotherapeutic interventions for the treatment of bacterial prostatitis.
Marquez-Algaba E, Burgos J, Almirante B
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2022 Jun;23(9):1091-1101. Epub 2022 Jun 27 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2022.2077101. PMID: 35574695
The etiology and management of acute prostatitis.
Brede CM, Shoskes DA
Nat Rev Urol 2011 Apr;8(4):207-12. Epub 2011 Mar 15 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2011.22. PMID: 21403661
Prostatitis: diagnosis and treatment.
Sharp VJ, Takacs EB, Powell CR
Am Fam Physician 2010 Aug 15;82(4):397-406. PMID: 20704171

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rational use of the fluoroquinolones.
Richards GA, Brink AJ, Feldman C
S Afr Med J 2019 May 31;109(6):378-381. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i6.14002. PMID: 31266554
Acute bacterial prostatitis and abscess formation.
Lee DS, Choe HS, Kim HY, Kim SW, Bae SR, Yoon BI, Lee SJ
BMC Urol 2016 Jul 7;16(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s12894-016-0153-7. PMID: 27388006Free PMC Article
Bacterial Prostatitis: Bacterial Virulence, Clinical Outcomes, and New Directions.
Krieger JN, Thumbikat P
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Feb;4(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.UTI-0004-2012. PMID: 26999393
The etiology and management of acute prostatitis.
Brede CM, Shoskes DA
Nat Rev Urol 2011 Apr;8(4):207-12. Epub 2011 Mar 15 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2011.22. PMID: 21403661
Diagnosis and therapy of acute prostatitis, epididymitis and orchitis.
Ludwig M
Andrologia 2008 Apr;40(2):76-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2007.00823.x. PMID: 18336454

Diagnosis

Bacterial prostatitis.
Wagenlehner FM, Pilatz A, Bschleipfer T, Diemer T, Linn T, Meinhardt A, Schagdarsurengin U, Dansranjavin T, Schuppe HC, Weidner W
World J Urol 2013 Aug;31(4):711-6. Epub 2013 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s00345-013-1055-x. PMID: 23519458
The etiology and management of acute prostatitis.
Brede CM, Shoskes DA
Nat Rev Urol 2011 Apr;8(4):207-12. Epub 2011 Mar 15 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2011.22. PMID: 21403661
Diagnosis and therapy of acute prostatitis, epididymitis and orchitis.
Ludwig M
Andrologia 2008 Apr;40(2):76-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2007.00823.x. PMID: 18336454
Acute and chronic prostatitis.
Hua VN, Schaeffer AJ
Med Clin North Am 2004 Mar;88(2):483-94. doi: 10.1016/S0025-7125(03)00169-X. PMID: 15049589
Prostatitis.
Domingue GJ Sr, Hellstrom WJ
Clin Microbiol Rev 1998 Oct;11(4):604-13. doi: 10.1128/CMR.11.4.604. PMID: 9767058Free PMC Article

Therapy

Rational use of the fluoroquinolones.
Richards GA, Brink AJ, Feldman C
S Afr Med J 2019 May 31;109(6):378-381. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i6.14002. PMID: 31266554
Bacterial Prostatitis: Bacterial Virulence, Clinical Outcomes, and New Directions.
Krieger JN, Thumbikat P
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Feb;4(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.UTI-0004-2012. PMID: 26999393
Bacterial prostatitis.
Wagenlehner FM, Pilatz A, Bschleipfer T, Diemer T, Linn T, Meinhardt A, Schagdarsurengin U, Dansranjavin T, Schuppe HC, Weidner W
World J Urol 2013 Aug;31(4):711-6. Epub 2013 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s00345-013-1055-x. PMID: 23519458
The etiology and management of acute prostatitis.
Brede CM, Shoskes DA
Nat Rev Urol 2011 Apr;8(4):207-12. Epub 2011 Mar 15 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2011.22. PMID: 21403661
Diagnosis and therapy of acute prostatitis, epididymitis and orchitis.
Ludwig M
Andrologia 2008 Apr;40(2):76-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2007.00823.x. PMID: 18336454

Prognosis

A population-based analysis of risk factors and outcomes of prostatic abscess.
Ha AS, Helman TA, Haas CR, Decastro GJ, Hyams ES
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2021 Dec;24(4):1143-1150. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1038/s41391-021-00374-9. PMID: 33972703
Prediction of clinically significant prostate cancer after negative prostate biopsy: The current value of microscopic findings.
Morote J, Schwartzman I, Borque A, Esteban LM, Celma A, Roche S, de Torres IM, Mast R, Semidey ME, Regis L, Santamaría A, Planas J, Trilla E
Urol Oncol 2021 Jul;39(7):432.e11-432.e19. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.016. PMID: 33160846
Impact of selective media for detecting fluoroquinolone-insusceptible/extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli before transrectal prostate biopsy.
Sadahira T, Wada K, Araki M, Ishii A, Watanabe T, Nasu Y, Tsugawa M, Takenaka T, Nasu Y, Kumon H
Int J Urol 2017 Dec;24(12):842-847. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1111/iju.13447. PMID: 28929546
Acute bacterial prostatitis after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: epidemiological, bacteria and treatment patterns from a 4-year prospective study.
Campeggi A, Ouzaid I, Xylinas E, Lesprit P, Hoznek A, Vordos D, Abbou CC, Salomon L, de la Taille A
Int J Urol 2014 Feb;21(2):152-5. Epub 2013 Aug 1 doi: 10.1111/iju.12207. PMID: 23906113
Prostatitis and serum prostate-specific antigen.
Sindhwani P, Wilson CM
Curr Urol Rep 2005 Jul;6(4):307-12. doi: 10.1007/s11934-005-0029-y. PMID: 15978235

Clinical prediction guides

Severe Retinal Necrosis Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae After Acute Prostatitis.
Confalonieri F, Gorenjak de Souza B, Petrovski G, Lumi X
Am J Case Rep 2022 Oct 19;23:e937512. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.937512. PMID: 36260534Free PMC Article
The association between prostatitis and risk of prostate cancer: a National Health Insurance Database study.
Jung G, Kim JK, Kim H, Lee J, Hong SK
World J Urol 2022 Nov;40(11):2781-2787. Epub 2022 Oct 6 doi: 10.1007/s00345-022-04165-2. PMID: 36201020
Increased risk of prostatitis in male patients with depression.
Lien CS, Chung CJ, Lin CL, Chang CH
World J Biol Psychiatry 2020 Feb;21(2):111-118. Epub 2019 Jun 14 doi: 10.1080/15622975.2018.1533994. PMID: 31198079
Allopurinol for chronic prostatitis.
McNaughton CO, Wilt T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(4):CD001041. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001041. PMID: 12519549
Allopurinol for chronic prostatitis.
McNaughton Collins M, Wilt T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;2002(2):CD001041. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001041. PMID: 10796738Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Allopurinol for chronic prostatitis.
McNaughton CO, Wilt T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(4):CD001041. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001041. PMID: 12519549
Allopurinol for chronic prostatitis.
McNaughton Collins M, Wilt T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;2002(2):CD001041. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001041. PMID: 10796738Free PMC Article

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