Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia and prostatitis in a patient with cystic fibrosis

Authors

  • Anju Anand Department of Medicine, St.Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, ON
  • Elizabeth Tullis Department of Medicine, St.Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, ON
  • Anne Stephenson Department of Medicine, St.Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, ON
  • J. Curtis Nickel Department of Urology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
  • Michael J. Leveridge Department of Urology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.173

Keywords:

cystic fibrosis, chronic infection, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) commonly suffer chronic respiratory infections, although systemic dissemination is relatively rare. Acute bacterial prostatitis presents dramatically and is believed to be mostly caused by local migration (with or without instrumentation) of the lower urinary tract and presents with a predictable microbial etiology. We report a case of a 26-year-old man presenting with acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial prostatitis due to hematogenous propagation from a chronic pulmonary infection.

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Published

2013-01-23

How to Cite

Anand, A., Tullis, E., Stephenson, A., Nickel, J. C., & Leveridge, M. J. (2013). Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia and prostatitis in a patient with cystic fibrosis. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 7(1-2), E1-E3. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.173

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Case Report