Acute bacterial prostatitis

Introduction Acute bacterial prostatitis refers to a an infection involving the prostate that may cause significant systemic upset. It tends to present with urinary symptoms, lower back or pelvic pain +/- symptoms of systemic infection. Urinary pathogens are often implicated, commonly Escherichia coli. Less commonly sexually transmitted infections are isolated as the cause.     Aetiology E.coli is the most commonly isolated pathogen in acute bacterial prostatitis. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella, Enterococcus and Proteus may all be causes. Sexually transmitted infections, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea, are less commonly isolated. There are a number of specific scenarios to consider: Recent urethral