Observation of Prostatic Secretion Cultures In Patients with Chronic Prostatitis

Baick, Seung Eock; Kim, Tai Chin

Abstract

An observation of prostatic secretion culture was performed on 145 cases of the chronic prostatitis in the Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University Hospital from March 1980 to February 1981. The following results were obtained: 1. Of 145 cases who performed prostatic secretion culture, 114 cases (78.6%) revealed positive culture and the remained 31 cases (21.4%) revealed negative culture. 2. Of 114 cases who revealed positive culture, 112 cases (98.4%) were Gram positive organisms. The details are as follows: Staphylococcus epidermidis, the most common organism, 74 cases (61.2%); Staphylococcus aureus, 25 cases (20.7%); Streptococcus fecalis, 8 cases (6.6%); Alpha streptococcus, 7 cases (5.8%): Diphtheroid, 4 cases (3.3%); Bacillus species, 1 case. 3. Of 114 cases, Gram negative organism, Klebsiella pneumoniae, was found in only 1 case. And the other 1 case was Candida species. 4. The culture of prostatic secretion is of great value and important procedure in the treatment and differential diagnosis of chronic non-bacterial prostatitis and bacterial prostatitis.