Table 1.
Bacterial isolates and treatment of 31 patients with prostatic abscess
| No. | Urine | Blood | Abscess | Diagnostic tool | Drainage procedure | Antibiotics (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. pneumoniae | NG | ND | CT | TURP | Ciprofloxacin (28) |
| 2 | NG | E. coli | ND | CT, TRUS | ND | Ciprofloxacin (54) |
| 3 | NG | K. pneumoniae | ND | CT | ND | Ciprofloxacin (24) |
| 4 | K. pneumoniae | K. pneumoniae | ND | CT | ND | Ciprofloxacin (23) |
| 5 | E. coli | NG | K. oxytoca | CT | TURP | Ceftriaxone (14) |
| 6 | NG | ND | ND | TRUS | TURP | Cefotiam (27) |
| 7 | K. pneumoniae | K. pneumoniae | ND | CT | ND | Ciprofloxacin (26) |
| 8 | P. mirabilis | P. mirabilis | ND | CT | ND | Meropenem (55) |
| 9 | K. pneumoniae | K. pneumoniae | ND | CT | ND | Ciprofloxacin (61) |
| 10 | K. pneumoniae | K. pneumoniae | ND | CT | ND | Ceftriaxone (43) |
| 11 | NG | ND | ND | TRUS | ND | Levofloxacin (9) |
| 12 | NG | ND | ND | TRUS | ND | Cefotaxime (9) |
| 13 | P. aeruginosa | NG | ND | TRUS | ND | Levofloxacin (48) |
| 14 | K. pneumoniae | NG | ND | TRUS | ND | Ciprofloxacin (22) |
| 15 | NG | NG | ND | CT | ND | Ciprofloxacin (21) |
| 16 | NG | NG | K. pneumoniae | CT | TURP | Levofloxacin (23) |
| 17 | NG | ND | ND | TRUS | ND | Ampicillin+AG (13) |
| 18 | P. aeruginosa | ND | ND | TRUS | ND | Cefomenoxime (6) |
| 19 | NG | ND | ND | TRUS | ND | Cefuroxime (28) |
| 20 | P. aeruginosa | ND | ND | CT, TRUS | TRNA, TURP | Ceftazidime+AG (34) |
| 21 | NG | ND | E. coli, MRSA | TRUS | TRNA | Vancomycin+AG (11) |
| 22 | NG | NG | ND | TRUS | ND | Ceftriaxone+AG (9) |
| 23 | P. aeruginosa | NG | ND | CT | TURP | Levofloxacin (7) |
| 24 | NG | NG | ND | CT | ND | Levofloxacin (15) |
| 25 | MSSA | MSSA | MSSA | CT | TURP | Levofloxacin (17) |
| 26 | E. coli | NG | ND | CT | TURP | Ceftriaxone + metronidazole (16) |
| 27 | NG | NG | K. pneumoniae | CT | TURP | Moxifloxacin (30) |
| 28 | NG | NG | ND | CT | ND | Levofloxacin (29) |
| 29 | NG | NG | ND | CT | TURP | Ciprofloxacin (58) |
| 30 | MSSA | ND | ND | CT | TURP | Levofloxacin (57) |
ND: not done. NG: no growth. TRUS: transrectal ultrasound. CT: computed tomography. TRNA: transrectal needle aspiration. TURP: transurethral resection of the prostate. MSSA: methicillin sensitive S. aureus. MRSA: methicillin resistant S. aureus. AG: Aminoglycoside.