title: Pediatric Prostatic Abscess Caused by Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Prostatic abscesses are infrequently encountered in adults and are exceedingly rare in the pediatric population. We present the case of an 11-year-old boy with a methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus prostatic abscess and bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: From the *Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, and †Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine and the Urology Division, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Kristina G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Hulten
authors.forename: Nicolette K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Janzen
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011469:Prostatic Diseases; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents