Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis

Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Prostatitis can become chronic, as it is relatively poorly penetrated by antibiotics. The pain symptoms come to the foreground, although episodes of painful micturition may occur. If there is a cyst or abscess that maintains the infection, surgery may be necessary.

Chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) is a recurrent infection and inflammation of the prostate and urinary tract. Symptoms are less severe than those associated with acute bacterial prostatitis.

Nonbacterial prostatitis and prostatodynia, which is also called chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), are the most common diagnoses. Bacterial prostatitis (acute and chronic) accounts for less than 5–10% of cases. Acute bacterial prostatitis occurs most often in men under age 35, and chronic bacterial prostatitis primarily affects men between the ages of 40 and 70.