Susceptibility Pattern of Pathogens Isolated from the Prostatic Tissue

Abstract

Background: There is significant incidence of bacterial growth in the prostatic tissue in the patients with Benign 
Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), whereas pre-existing urinary tract infection is not a reliable indicator by which this 
group can be identified pre-operatively and prostatic infection could be treated.  
Objective: To identify the presence of various types of bacteria and fungi in prostatic tissue and cultures from urine 
samples of patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostrate 
Study Design:  Cross-sectional observational study design. 
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at The Basic Medical Science Institute at Jinnah 
Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) Department of Microbiology Karachi from  . 
Material and Methods: The samples were processed by the standard protocol. Culture medium of Blood agar and 
MacConkeys agar were used and biochemical tests were performed by using different sugar media, triple sugar iron 
agar, Simon citrate agar, urease, indole and MRVP tests. 
Result: Out of 100 cases 25% cases showed identical type of growth, 11% cases had different type of growth in 
urine and prostatic tissue culture whereas 5% had no growth in urine while 32% had no growth in prostate only 32% 
had no growth in both urine and tissue culture. 
Conclusion: The significance of prostatic tissue culture of patients undergoing surgery facilitates prompt diagnosis 
and the ideal choice of antibiotic can shorten the duration of treatment.