Bacteria vs Virus

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TODAY’S TEST QUESTION:

🔴CORRECT ANSWER:

A) Escherichia coli

Prostatitis: Is defined as swelling/inflammation of the prostate gland
Symptoms include: Dysuria, pain in pelvic/groin region, flu like symptoms, burning with urination, urine frequency, hematuria, abdomen pain, painful ejaculation, pain in testicles
There are other causes of prostatitis but bacterial causes should obviously be treated with antibiotics.
E. coli accounts for greater than 50% of cases that’s cause acute bacterial prostatitis
Other pathogens such as pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella, Enterococcus, Enterobacter, Proteus, and Serratia species can also cause acute prostatitis
Important to consider other causes for sexually active men, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis should be considered.
In immunocompromised individuals, they are more likely to have atypical causes for prostatitis. Such examples include: Salmonella, Candida, and Cryptococcus species”