Acute bacterial prostatitis is an acute focal or diffuse suppurative inflammation of the prostate gland.
Acute prostatitis is a bacterial infection needing prompt treatment with antibiotics.
Gram-negative bacteria are the most common causative pathogens in acute prostatitis, most commonly (1)
The prostate is usually involved as a consequence of:
Occasionally, infection may spread from the rectum.
Complications of acute prostatitis include:
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