Should blood cultures be performed for patients with acute prostatitis?
The diagnostic and prognostic values of blood cultures (BC) for 347 acute prostatitis inpatients were evaluated. BC were positive for 21% of patients and contributed to the microbiological diagnosis for 5%. Fever duration, length of hospitalization, use of an antibiotic combination, duration of antibiotic use, and urine bacterial titers increased when BC were positive.
Department of Infectious Diseases, GRAM EA 2656, Rouen University Hospital, F-76031 Rouen, France. manuel.etienne@chu-rouen.fr
Manuel
M
Etienne
Martine
M
Pestel-Caron
Claire
C
Chapuzet
Ingrid
I
Bourgeois
Pascal
P
Chavanet
François
F
Caron
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult