Acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis are clinically significant entities that can be difficult to diagnose and appropriately treat. Herein, we review when to suspect these clinical conditions, how to diagnose them, and how to effectively treat them based on the extant literature. Our aim was to equip the practicing clinician with the ability to proficiently diagnose and manage acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis, particularly in older patients.
Keywords: Acute bacterial prostatitis; Chronic bacterial prostatitis; Infectious prostatitis; Prostatitis; Urinary tract infection.
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