Prostatitis is characterized by dysuria, frequency, urgency, low back pain. Warm, tender, enlarged prostate.
Acute bacterial prostatitis—in older men most common bacterium is E. coli.
ergogenic22In young men it could be chlamydia but the question stem makes no mention of sexual activity, so it is e. coli+62019-06-03T02:17:55Z
charcot_bouchardFirst this guy isnt older! He may incite Daddy issue but not older. At this age people tend to be more monogamous so E Coli the more likely answer. But again cont NBME 20 trend this one was pretty vague too.+2019-07-12T11:26:59Z
monkeyThey classify at 35 year old (<35 = Chlamydia or Neisseria and > 35 = E.coli)+12019-08-19T17:02:40Z
mbourneI put Pseudomonas, as that is a cause of prostatitis in older men, but it is less common than E. coli. Just keep that in mind, if E. coli wasn't an answer choice, the answer should have been Pseudomonas. If he was a younger male, then Chlamydia would have been acceptable.+2020-01-11T20:22:15Z
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submitted by hayayah(525), 2019-05-14T13:46:32Z
Prostatitis is characterized by dysuria, frequency, urgency, low back pain. Warm, tender, enlarged prostate.
Acute bacterial prostatitis—in older men most common bacterium is E. coli.