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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2]

Causes

Prostatitis may be caused by bacteria. Aerobic gram-negative bacilli are the most common cause of bacterial prostatitis, with E.coli accounting for 50-80% of cases. The cause of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome is unknown. Infectious causes of prostatitis include:

• Escherichia coli
• Enterobacteriaceae (Klebsiella, Proteus)
• Enterococci
• Pseudomonas species
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Ureaplasma urealyticum
• Mycoplasma genitalium
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae