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An unusual case of chronic prostatitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae in an elderly Saudi patient: A case report and literature review
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An unusual case of chronic prostatitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae in an elderly Saudi patient: A case report and literature review

Maha M. Al-Mohizea and Fawzia E. Alotaibi
Journal of family and community medicine, Vol.21(3), pp.193-195
01/09/2014
PMCID: PMC4214010
PMID: 25374472

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Science & Technology
Haemophilus influenzae has been reported on rare occasions as the cause of prostatitis and urinary tract infections. Here, we report a rare case of chronic prostatitis in a 52-year-old male with benign prostatic hypertrophy and discuss the possible underestimation of the true incidence of H. influenzae in genitourinary infections. This organism was identified only by its growth on chocolate agar, a medium that is not commonly used for urine cultures.

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