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Acute Prostatitis and Prostatic Abscess

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Prostatitis

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According to the 1978 classification by Drach et al., the prostatic exprimation in acute bacterial prostatitis (ABP) shows an abundant amount of white cells (WBC) and bacterial culture shows typical pathogens. The prostate gland is very tender on palpation (Drach et al. 1978).

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  1. Urologische Klinik, Klinikum der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Klinikstr. 29, 35392, Giessen, Germany

    Wolfgang Weidner

  2. Veterans Administration Medical Center and Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, USA

    Paul O. Madsen

  3. Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Klinikum der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Schubertstr. 1, 35392, Giessen, Germany

    Hans Gerd Schiefer

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Vahlensieck, W., Hofstetter, A.G. (1994). Acute Prostatitis and Prostatic Abscess. In: Weidner, W., Madsen, P.O., Schiefer, H.G. (eds) Prostatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78181-0_11

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