title: Managing prostatitis in the elderly.
abstract: Bacterial prostatitis is primarily a disease of elderly men, and it is the most common urinary tract infection seen in this age group. Urosepsis from prostatitis or prostatic abscess occurs less frequently than with urological manipulation, but must always be considered in elderly men with prostatitis. This article focuses on the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of bacterial prostatitis in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Long Island, NY.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gingrich
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents