BACTERIAL ACUTE PROSTATITIS

Course overview

BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS (BP) IS AN INFECTION OF THE PROSTATE GLAND OCCURRING IN A BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION IN YOUNGER AND OLDER MEN. IT CAN BE ACUTE (ABP) OR CHRONIC (CBP) IN NATURE AND, IF NOT TREATED APPROPRIATELY, CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE CAUSES, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND PRESENTATION OF ACUTE BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.