acute prostatitis

Known as: PROSTATITIS, ACUTE, prostatitis acute 
An acute inflammatory process that affects the prostate gland. It is caused by bacteria, most often Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella… (More)
National Institutes of Health

Topic mentions per year

Topic mentions per year

1936-2017
05101519362016

Related topics

Related topics

4 relations
Male Reproductive SystemProstateReproductive system

Broader (1)

prostatitis

Related mentions per year

Related mentions per year

1936-2018
19401960198020002020
acute prostatitis
Prostate
Male Reproductive System
prostatitis
Reproductive system

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
2014
2014
Acute prostatitis caused by Raoultella planticola in a renal transplant recipient: a novel case.
We present a unique case of acute bacterial prostatitis caused by a very rare human pathogen, Raoultella planticola, in a renal… (More)
Is this relevant?
2008
2008
Diffuse FDG uptake in acute prostatitis.
Whole body bone scan and abdominal computed tomography (CT) of a 77-year-old man with intractable back pain revealed a… (More)
Is this relevant?
2008
2008
Acute bacterial prostatitis: heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria and management. Retrospective multicentric analysis of 371 patients diagnosed with acute prostatitis
BACKGROUND There is currently a lack of consensus for the diagnosis, investigations and treatments of acute bacterial prostatitis… (More)
  • table 1
  • table 2
  • table 3
  • table 4
  • table 5
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Biofilm formation in uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains: relationship with prostatitis, urovirulence factors and antimicrobial resistance.
PURPOSE Escherichia coli strains are the most frequent cause of urinary tract infections. Biofilm formation allows the strains to… (More)
Is this relevant?
2005
2005
Effects of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis on Prostate Specific Antigen Levels Total and Free in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer
Background: Prostatic-specific antigen (PSA), a tumor marker helpful in the diagnosis and follow-up of prostate cancer, may rise… (More)
Is this relevant?
2004
2004
Acute prostatitis in middle-aged men: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical outcome of middle-aged men with acute prostatitis, the optimum time for re-assessing their… (More)
Is this relevant?
2001
2001
Cytotoxic necrotizing factor type 1-positive Escherichia coli causes increased inflammation and tissue damage to the prostate in a rat prostatitis model.
Infection of rat prostates with cytotoxic necrotizing factor type 1 (CNF1)-positive uropathogenic Escherichia coli caused more… (More)
  • figure 1
  • figure 2
  • figure 3
Is this relevant?
2000
2000
Oxidative stress in prostatic fluid of patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome: correlation with gram positive bacterial growth and treatment response.
The etiology of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS)/chronic prostatitis category III remains unknown. Whereas a subset of men… (More)
Is this relevant?
1999
1999
Virulence characteristics of Escherichia coli in acute bacterial prostatitis.
To assess the urovirulence characteristics of Escherichia coli strains causing acute prostatitis, urinary isolates from men with… (More)
Is this relevant?
1997
1997
Escherichia coli virulence factors and serotypes in acute bacterial prostatitis.
BACKGROUND Escherichia coli is the most frequent pathogen in both acute bacterial prostatitis and acute uncomplicated urinary… (More)
Is this relevant?