Post Date December, 03 2023
Prostatitis is no longer unfamiliar to many friends. As a common disease among male friends, there are usually different types according to different classification criteria. According to whether there is bacterial infection, prostatitis is usually divided into two types: bacterial prostatitis and aseptic prostatitis. Due to the similarity in symptoms between the two, it is necessary to combine digital rectal examination and prostate fluid culture in diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
Identification of Bacterial Prostatitis and Bacterial Prostatitis - Laboratory Examination Identification
Culture of prostate fluid is a common method of identifying bacteria. There are excessive inflammatory bacteria in the prostate fluid of bacterial prostatitis. The rectal examination method shows that the bacterial prostate is normal or slightly swollen, with a hard texture; The aseptic prostate gland is swollen and soft. After massage, it is easy to discharge thinner prostatic fluid, and the number of discharges is too large, often around 0.5 to 6 milliliters.
Differentiation between Bacterial Prostatitis and Sterile Prostatitis - Differentiation of Symptoms
Bacterial prostatitis often presents with frequent urination, urgency, pain in urination, and a series of urinary tract infections characterized by a burning sensation in the urethra; Sterile prostatitis may not necessarily be accompanied by urinary tract infections, and bladder irritation symptoms may not occur in all cases. However, it is not without a reaction to urethral discomfort. Due to chronic sterile prostatitis, a certain degree of hyperemia may also occur in the posterior urethra. Mild discomfort with urination and a burning sensation in the urethra may result from irritation.
