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* It has been estimated that < 10% of all environmental bacteria have been identified | * It has been estimated that < 10% of all environmental bacteria have been identified | ||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Gram-negative</span>''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Gram-negative</span>''' | ||
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Most common pathogens are from the Enterobacteriaceae family</span>''', which originate in the gastrointestinal flora. | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Most common pathogens are from the Enterobacteriaceae family (e.g., E. coli, Serratia, Klebsiella, Proteus, Pseudomonas)</span>''', which originate in the gastrointestinal flora. | ||
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Most common organism is E. coli (65-80%)</span>''' | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Most common organism is E. coli (65-80%)</span>''' | ||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Gram-positive</span>''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Gram-positive</span>''' | ||
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** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">History</span>''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">History</span>''' | ||
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Phenotype Assessment in Chronic Prostatitis and CPPS</span>''' | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Phenotype Assessment in Chronic Prostatitis and CPPS</span>''' | ||
**** '''<span style="color: | **** '''<span style="color:#0000ff">UPOINT</span> <span style="color:#ff0000">is a 6-point clinical classification system that categorizes the phenotype of patients with CPPS into one or more of 6 clinically identifiable domains:</span>''' | ||
****# '''<span style="color: | ****# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">U</span><span style="color:#ff0000">rinary</span>''' | ||
****# '''<span style="color: | ****# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">P</span><span style="color:#ff0000">sychosocial</span>''' | ||
****# '''<span style="color: | ****# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">O</span><span style="color:#ff0000">rgan-specific</span>''' | ||
****# '''<span style="color: | ****# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">I</span><span style="color:#ff0000">nfection</span>''' | ||
****# '''<span style="color: | ****# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">N</span><span style="color:#ff0000">eurologic/systemic</span>''' | ||
****# '''<span style="color: | ****# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">T</span><span style="color:#ff0000">enderness (muscle)</span>''' | ||
**** '''Guidelines for the management of CP/CPPS have recommended that patients be clinically phenotyped during evaluation and treated according to individual phenotypes identified''' | **** '''Guidelines for the management of CP/CPPS have recommended that patients be clinically phenotyped during evaluation and treated according to individual phenotypes identified''' | ||
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Physical exam</span>''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Physical exam</span>''' | ||
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***# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Urinary function</span>''' | ***# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Urinary function</span>''' | ||
***# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Quality of life</span>''' | ***# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Quality of life</span>''' | ||
* ''<span style="color:#ff0000"> | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Lower Urinary Tract Cytologic Examination and Culture Techniques</span>''' | ||
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Category I (acute bacterial prostatitis): a urine culture is the only laboratory evaluation of the lower urinary tract required</span>''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Category I (acute bacterial prostatitis): a urine culture is the only laboratory evaluation of the lower urinary tract required</span>''' | ||
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Category II/II: 4-glass urine collection</span>''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Category II/II: 4-glass urine collection</span>''' | ||
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=== Management === | === Management === | ||
* ''' | ==== Acute prostatitis ==== | ||
** ''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Antibiotics Regimen''' | ||
*** ''' | **'''<span style="color:#ff0000">AUA[https://www.auanet.org/meetings-and-education/for-medical-students/medical-students-curriculum/adult-uti §]''' | ||
*** ''' | ***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">1<sup>st</sup> Line: Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole or Fluoroquinolone[https://www.auanet.org/meetings-and-education/for-medical-students/medical-students-curriculum/adult-uti §]''' | ||
**** | ****TMP/SMX 1 tab DS PO BID x 14 days | ||
**** | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">2<sup>nd</sup> Line: 2<sup>nd</sup> generation cephalosporin''' | ||
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">3<sup>rd</sup> Line: 3<sup>rd</sup> generation cephalosporin''' | |||
**Australian Family Physician'''<span style="color:#ff0000">[https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2013/april/prostatitis §]''' | |||
*** Trimethoprim 300 mg orally daily for 14 days, or | |||
*** Cephalexin 500 mg orally twice daily for 14 days, or | |||
*** Amoxicillin and clavulanic acid 500 mg + 125 mg orally twice daily for 14 days | |||
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Duration</span>''' | |||
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Treat for 2 weeks duration</span>''' | |||
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Therapy is initially with parenteral antibiotics (depending on the severity of the infection) followed by oral antibiotics with wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity</span>''' | |||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">In patients with acute prostatitis with ESBL or suspected ESBL organisms (usually associated with transrectal prostate biopsies), treatment with a carbapenem (ertapenem, imipenem, or meropenem),</span>''' amikacin, or colistin '''for at least 10 to 14 days is recommended''' | |||
==== Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) ==== | |||
* Medical therapies that have been properly evaluated in RCTs in CPPS: antibiotics, α-adrenergic blockers, anti-inflammatory agents, hormonal therapies, phytotherapies, and pregabalin | |||
* Minimally invasive therapies that have been properly evaluated in RCTs in CPPS: extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), transurethral microwave therapy (TUMT), and neuromodulation (electrostimulation, botulinum toxin). | |||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Therapies that have shown benefits in placebo sham-controlled studies in CPPS:</span>''' | |||
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Marked benefit—none</span>''' | |||
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Moderate benefit in some selected trials (2):</span>''' | |||
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">α-adrenergic blockers</span>''' | |||
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Pregabalin</span>''' | |||
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Modest benefit</span>''' | |||
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Anti-inflammatory agents</span>''' | |||
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Phytotherapies</span>''' | |||
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">ESWT</span>''' | |||
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">TUMT</span>''' | |||
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Selected neurostimulation</span>''' | |||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Recommended</span>''' | |||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">α-Blocker therapy as part of a multimodal treatment strategy for newly diagnosed, α blocker–naive patients who have voiding symptoms.</span>''' | |||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Antibiotic trial for selected newly diagnosed, antibiotic-naive patients</span>''' | |||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Selected phytotherapies: Cernilton and Quercetin</span>''' | |||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Multimodal therapy directed at individual UPOINT phenotypes may result in better management outcomes</span>''' | |||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Directed physiotherapy</span>''' | |||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Not recommended</span>''' | |||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">α-Blocker monotherapy,</span> particularly in patients previously treated with α-blockers.''' | |||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Anti-inflammatory monotherapy</span>''' | |||
*# '''Antibiotics as primary therapy, particularly for patients in whom treatment with antibiotics has previously failed''' | |||
*# '''5α-Reductase inhibitor monotherapy;''' can be considered in older patients with coexisting benign prostatic hyperplasia | |||
*# '''Most minimally invasive therapies''' such as transurethral needle ablation (TUNA), laser therapies | |||
*# '''Invasive surgical therapies''' such as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and radical prostatectomy | |||
* '''Antibiotics''' | * Requiring further evaluation | ||
*# Low-intensity shock wave treatment. | |||
*# Acupuncture. | |||
*# Biofeedback. | |||
*# Invasive neuromodulation (e.g., pudendal nerve modulation). | |||
*# Electromagnetic stimulation. | |||
*# Botulinum toxin A injection. | |||
*# Medical therapies including mepartricin, muscle relaxants, neuromodulators, immunomodulators. | |||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Antibiotics</span>''' | |||
** Although bacteria are cultured in only 5-10% of cases of prostatitis, bacteria may be the cause of CP symptoms in a significant percentage of patients with this syndrome | ** Although bacteria are cultured in only 5-10% of cases of prostatitis, bacteria may be the cause of CP symptoms in a significant percentage of patients with this syndrome | ||
** '''Antibiotic therapy may benefit CP/CPPS patients by 3 different mechanisms:''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Antibiotic therapy may benefit CP/CPPS patients by 3 different mechanisms:</span>''' | ||
**# '''Strong placebo effect''' | **# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Strong placebo effect</span>''' | ||
**# '''Eradication or suppression of non-cultured microorganisms''' | **# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Eradication or suppression of non-cultured microorganisms</span>''' | ||
**# '''Anti-inflammatory effect of some antibiotics''' | **# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Anti-inflammatory effect of some antibiotics</span>''' | ||
*** '''For CP caused by E. coli, 1 month of fluoroquinolones is recommended; antibiotics should be continued only for 4-6 weeks if pre-treatment cultures are positive and/or the patient has reported positive effects from treatment''' | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">For CP caused by E. coli, 1 month of fluoroquinolones is recommended; antibiotics should be continued only for 4-6 weeks if pre-treatment cultures are positive and/or the patient has reported positive effects from treatment</span>''' | ||
**** The fluoroquinolones have demonstrated improved therapeutic results, especially in prostatitis caused by E. coli and other members of the Enterobacteriaceae but not necessarily in prostatitis caused by P. aeruginosa or enterococci. | **** The fluoroquinolones have demonstrated improved therapeutic results, especially in prostatitis caused by E. coli and other members of the Enterobacteriaceae but not necessarily in prostatitis caused by P. aeruginosa or enterococci. | ||
**** '''TMP/SMX is less effective both in bacterial eradication and cost-effectiveness when compared with the newer fluoroquinolones''' | **** '''TMP/SMX is less effective both in bacterial eradication and cost-effectiveness when compared with the newer fluoroquinolones''' | ||
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**** '''As many as 20% of patients in whom an initial treatment period fails could be rescued with a second cycle of treatment with another antibiotic''' | **** '''As many as 20% of patients in whom an initial treatment period fails could be rescued with a second cycle of treatment with another antibiotic''' | ||
*** '''Antibiotics should not be prescribed for previously treated men with CP/CPPS of long duration.''' | *** '''Antibiotics should not be prescribed for previously treated men with CP/CPPS of long duration.''' | ||
** '''Antibiotic treatment may be considered for antibiotic-naive patients with a recent diagnosis of prostatitis, regardless of culture status.''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Antibiotic treatment may be considered for antibiotic-naive patients with a recent diagnosis of prostatitis, regardless of culture status.</span>''' | ||
* '''Alpha-blockers''' | * '''Alpha-blockers''' | ||
** '''Patients with CP/CPPS have significant lower urinary tract symptoms, which appear to be related to poor relaxation of the bladder neck during voiding;''' α-adrenergic blockade may improve outflow obstruction, improving urinary flow and perhaps diminishing intraprostatic ductal reflux. | ** '''Patients with CP/CPPS have significant lower urinary tract symptoms, which appear to be related to poor relaxation of the bladder neck during voiding;''' α-adrenergic blockade may improve outflow obstruction, improving urinary flow and perhaps diminishing intraprostatic ductal reflux. | ||
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* Minimally invasive techniques | * Minimally invasive techniques | ||
** Some minimally invasive surgical procedures (electrical neuromodulation, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, electroacupuncture, and perhaps transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) and botulinum toxin injection may be beneficial for treatment for CP/CPPS in selected patients; however, large, well-designed sham-controlled trials are required before these therapies can be considered recommended. | ** Some minimally invasive surgical procedures (electrical neuromodulation, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, electroacupuncture, and perhaps transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) and botulinum toxin injection may be beneficial for treatment for CP/CPPS in selected patients; however, large, well-designed sham-controlled trials are required before these therapies can be considered recommended. | ||
* '''Traditional surgery''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Traditional surgery</span>''' | ||
** '''Surgery does not have an important role in the treatment of most CP syndromes unless a specific indication is discovered during the evaluation of the patient''' | ** '''Surgery does not have an important role in the treatment of most CP syndromes unless a specific indication is discovered during the evaluation of the patient''' | ||
*** '''A developing prostate abscess that fails to respond quickly to antibiotics is optimally drained (transurethral or percutaneous; percutaneous drainage is the more effective and less morbid)''' | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">A developing prostate abscess that fails to respond quickly to antibiotics is optimally drained (transurethral or percutaneous; percutaneous drainage is the more effective and less morbid)</span>''' | ||
*** '''Seminal vesicle abscesses can be managed with antibiotic therapy, transrectal aspiration, and, if necessary, an operation to remove the seminal vesicles'''. | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Seminal vesicle abscesses can be managed with antibiotic therapy, transrectal aspiration, and, if necessary, an operation to remove the seminal vesicles</span>'''. | ||
* '''Phenotype directed multimodal treatment''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Phenotype directed multimodal treatment</span>''' | ||
** '''No one all-encompassing causative mechanism responsible for all cases of CP/CPPS.''' | ** '''No one all-encompassing causative mechanism responsible for all cases of CP/CPPS.''' | ||
** UPOINT is a clinical tool for urologists to use to direct individually based therapy; each of these domains has been associated with specific therapy based on best evidence and expert experience | ** UPOINT is a clinical tool for urologists to use to direct individually based therapy; each of these domains has been associated with specific therapy based on best evidence and expert experience | ||
* See CW11 Figure 13-9 for suggested diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for the treatment of CPPS based on UPOINT | * See CW11 Figure 13-9 for suggested diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for the treatment of CPPS based on UPOINT | ||
* See CW11 Table 13-4 for suggested doses of medical therapy for CPPS | * See CW11 Table 13-4 for suggested doses of medical therapy for CPPS | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == |