Prostate Infections Causes

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Bacterial infections cause only 5% of cases of prostatitis. In the other 95%, the cause is not known.

Different organisms, fungi, genital viruses, and parasites have been implicated. Some have familiar names such as Escherichia coli (E coli).
Rarely staphylococcal and streptococcal organisms have been found to be the cause.