Managing prostatitis in the elderly
Cunha, B.A.; Marx, J.; Gingrich, D.
Geriatrics 46(1): 60-63
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-867X PMID: 1985069 Document Number: 381415
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.