Table 1.

Summarizing the cases of CA-MRSA prostatic abscess reported.

Author year	Age	Clinical findings	Comorbidites	Drainage method	Microbiology	Outcome	Imaging	Country of origin
Baker et al. 2004 [8]	43	Hesitancy, low stream, dysuria, afebrile, and leukocytosis	IVD abuser, hep C	TURP 3 weeks of IV vancomycin followed by 2 weeks of TMX	CA-MRSA in prostatic fluid	Survived	Right lobe 4.4 × 2.7 cm	USA
Pierce et al. 2008 [12]	64	Dysuria, tender prostate, fever, and leukocytosis	Newly diagnosed diabetes	Percutaneous drainage Vancomycin IV for 4 weeks	CA-MRSA in blood, urine, and prostatic fluid	Survived	Prostatic abscess 10 × 6 cm	USA
Gautam et al. 2008 [10]	51	Fever, dysuria, and suprapubic pain	Newly diagnosed AIDS	TURP Vancomycin TMX, ciprofloxacin	CA-MRSA in prostatic fluid	Expired	Multiple low echogenic areas suggestive of an abscess	USA
Abreu et al. 2011 [7]	59	Fever, dysuria, frequency, weak urinary stream, leukocytosis, and tender prostate	Diabetes Suppurative lesions in both nasal cavities.	Percutaneous drainage Vancomycin IV followed by po TMX	CA-MRSA in blood and prostatic fluid	Survived	Hypodense areas bilaterally; both seminal vesicles were distended	Uruguay
Park et al. 2011 [11]	45	Dysuria, perianal discomfort, fever, and leukocytosis	Diabetes	TURP+ vancomycin for 10 days	CA-MRSA in prostatic fluid	Survived	Large abscess, measuring 7 × 10 cm, bilateral, and extended into both seminal vesicles	Republic of Korea
Flannery and Humphrey 2012 [9]	49	Difficult urination, micturition, afebrile, and leukocytosis	Diabetes	TURP+ vancomycin Doxycycline (1 month)	CA-MRSA in urine and prostatic fluid	Survived	Hypodensities consistent with prostate abscesses	USA
This report 2013	52	Acute urinary retention, afebrile, and no leukocytosis	Diabetes	TURP+ vancomycin 5 days TMX, rifampin (1 month)	CA-MRSA in urine, blood, and prostatic fluid	Survived	Multiple prostate abscesses, the largest measuring 4.6 × 2.4 × 3.5 cm, and a thickened urinary bladder wall	USA