Chronic prostatits: a clinico bacteriologic study

In a detailed clinico-bacteriologic study of 300 cases, 25% of cases with a clinical diagnosis of chronic prostatitis yielded a sterile culture, while 25% of cases with a clinical diagnosis of prostatic congestion yielded a positive culture. Thus the diagnosis should be confirmed bacteriologically. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest pathogen. Commensal organisms were obtained in 34.8% of cases. This high incidence might indicate some pathogenic role for these organisms in our view. Chronic prostatitis is a definite clinical and bacteriological entity, diagnosis is frequently made in patents at the age of maximal sexual activity