Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a new aetiological agent of prostatic abscess.
Prostatic abscess is rare. Its potentially serious course requires a high level of clinical suspicion and prompt and effective treatment. The causative germs are usually either enterobacteria or Enterococcus. The authors highlight the importance of considering epidemiological and clinical aspects in the early diagnosis and treatment. Prostatic abscess due to community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus has three typical characteristics: skin entry point, periprostatic compromise, and anaemia and low prothrombin.
Department of Urology, Pasteur Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Diego
D
Abreu
Carlos
C
Arroyo
Ruben
R
Suarez
Horacio
H
Campolo
Juan
J
Izaguirre
Ricardo
R
Decía
Miguel
M
Machado
Gustavo Franco
GF
Carvalhal
Jorge
J
Clavijo
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*