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Chronic bacterial prostatitis causes
Introduction
Causes
Causes
Chronic prostatitis is usually caused by a chronic bacterial infection of the prostate gland. It may occur with or follow:
- Acute prostatitis
- Epididymitis
- Urinary tract infection that often returns (is recurrent)
- Urethritis
The most common bacteria species that cause chronic prostatitis include:
References
References
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