Chronic bacterial prostatitis

Chronic bacterial prostatitis
SpecialtyUrology
SymptomsPain with urination, trouble with the stream, frequent urination[1]
ComplicationsSexual dysfunction[1]
Duration>3 months[1]
CausesOften Escherichia coli[1]
Risk factorsUrinary catheterization, diabetes, prostate biopsy, uncircumcised, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)[1][2]
Diagnostic methodBased on symptoms, examination, and urine testing[1]
Differential diagnosisBenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), interstitial cystitis, prostate cancer, pelvic floor dysfunction, prostatic abscess, bladder cancer[1][2]
TreatmentAntibiotics, alpha blockers[1]
Frequency<1% of males at some point[2]

Chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) is a bacterial infection of the prostate gland that results in symptoms for greater than 3 months.[1] Typical symptoms include pain with urination, trouble with the stream, and frequent urination.[1] Other symptoms may include pain in the lower abdomen or perineum, sexual dysfunction, or fever.[1] Symptoms are generally milder than acute bacterial prostatitis.[3]

Chronic bacterial prostatitis develops in about 10% of people after acute bacterial prostatitis.[1] Risk factors include urinary catheterization, diabetes, prostate biopsy, being uncircumcised, and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).[1][2] Most cases are due to the bacteria Escherichia coli.[1] Diagnosis is based on symptoms, examination, and urine testing.[1] Positive cultures are required for the diagnosis.[4] Other forms of prostatitis include acute bacterial prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).[5]

Treatment is generally with antibiotics by mouth for 4 to 12 weeks.[1] The antibiotics used should be based on the urine culture results with commonly used agents including levofloxacin or azithromycin.[3][2] Alpha blockers, such as tamsulosin, and pain medications may also be used.[2] Re-occurrence of disease is common.[1] Chronic bacterial prostatitis occurs in less than 1% of males at some point in time.[2] It most commonly occurs in those under the age of 50.[1]

Signs and symptoms

Chronic bacterial prostatitis is a relatively rare condition that usually presents with an intermittent UTI-type picture. It is defined as recurrent urinary tract infections in men originating from a chronic infection in the prostate. Symptoms may be completely absent until there is also bladder infection, and the most troublesome problem is usually recurrent cystitis.[6] It is said that recurrent and relapsing UTIs (i.e., UTIs due to the same pathogen) are a hallmark of chronic bacterial prostatitis.[7][8][9]

Chronic bacterial prostatitis is the cause of less than 5% of prostate-related non-BPH lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Diagnosis

In chronic bacterial prostatitis, there are bacteria in the prostate, but there may be no symptoms or milder symptoms than occur with acute prostatitis.[10] The prostate infection is diagnosed by culturing urine as well as prostate fluid (expressed prostatic secretions or EPS) which are obtained by the doctor performing a rectal exam and putting pressure on the prostate. If no fluid is recovered after this prostatic massage, a post massage urine should also contain any prostatic bacteria.

Prostate specific antigen levels may be elevated, although there is no malignancy. Semen analysis is a useful diagnostic tool.[11] Semen cultures are also performed. Antibiotic sensitivity testing is also done to select the appropriate antibiotic. Other useful markers of infection are seminal elastase and seminal cytokines.

  • Prostate, urethra, and seminal vesicles.
    Prostate, urethra, and seminal vesicles.
  • The arteries of the pelvis.
    The arteries of the pelvis.
  • Male pelvic organs seen from right side.
    Male pelvic organs seen from right side.

Treatment

Antibiotic therapy has to overcome the blood/prostate barrier that prevents many antibiotics from reaching levels that are higher than minimum inhibitory concentration.[12] Treatment requires prolonged courses (4–8 weeks) of antibiotics that penetrate the prostate well.[13] The fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines and macrolides have the best penetration. There have been contradictory findings regarding the penetrability of nitrofurantoin, quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin), sulfas (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole), doxycycline and macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin). This is particularly true for gram-positive infections. Other antibiotics with the potential for improved activity, including linezolid, moxifloxacin, tigecycline, daptomycin, clindamycin, and vancomycin, have been used limitedly with reported success.[14]

Levofloxacin was found to reach prostatic fluid concentrations 5.5 times higher than ciprofloxacin, indicating a greater ability to penetrate the prostate.[15] Moxifloxacin shows even greater prostatic penetration than levofloxacin and may be the only fluoroquinolone able to obtain prostatic concentrations 10-fold above the minimum inhibitory concentration against Enterococcus faecalis.[16] However, limited experience with moxifloxacin for chronic prostatitis exists.[16][14]

Success rates with antibiotics by mouth can reach 70% to 90% at 6 months, although trials comparing them with placebo or no treatment do not exist.[17]

Persistent infections may be helped in 80% by the use of alpha blockers (tamsulosin, alfuzosin), or long term low dose antibiotic therapy.[18] Recurrent infections may be caused by inefficient urination (benign prostatic hypertrophy, neurogenic bladder), prostatic stones or a structural abnormality that acts as a reservoir for infection.

In theory, the ability of some strains of bacteria to form biofilms might be one of the factors that facilitate development of chronic bacterial prostatitis.[19]

There is tentative evidence to support pelvic floor physiotherapy.[2]

Prostatectomy has been used to treat chronic bacterial prostatitis but inadequate data —including no randomized controlled trials— exists to allow clinical decisions.[20] Moreover, prostatectomy can result in erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence as complications.[20]

Prognosis

Over time, the relapse rate is high, exceeding 50%. However, combination therapies offer a better prognosis than antibiotics alone.

A 2014 found that recurrence occurred within 2 months in 28% of the group using antibiotics alone (prulifloxacin 600 mg), but in only 8% of the group taking prulifloxacin in combination with Serenoa repens extract, Lactobacillus Sporogens and Arbutin.[21]

Large prostatic stones was shown to be related with the presence of bacteria,[22] a higher urinary symptoms and pain score, a higher IL-1β and IL-8 concentration in seminal plasma, a greater prostatic inflammation and a lower response to antibiotic treatment.[23]

Epidemiology

Chronic bacterial prostatitis is rare.[24]

Research

Bacteriophages hold promise as another potential treatment for chronic bacterial prostatatis.[25]

References

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