Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland and can result in various clinical syndromes. Causes can be broadly divided into non-bacterial or bacterial. Non-bacterial prostatitis is more common, although it is the acute symptoms of bacterial prostatitis that drive most patients to consult their GP or attend A&E departments in the first instance.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/infectious-disease/prostatitis