Antibiotics (Jan 2022)

Ceftriaxone for the Treatment of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Case Series and Literature Review

  • Sander G. Kuiper,
  • Maarten Ploeger,
  • Erik B. Wilms,
  • Marleen M. van Dijk,
  • Emiel Leegwater,
  • Robert A. G. Huis in’t Veld,
  • Cees van Nieuwkoop

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11010083
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
p. 83

Abstract

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Chronic bacterial prostatitis is increasingly difficult to treat due to rising antimicrobial resistance limiting oral treatment options. In this case series, 11 men with CBP (including patients with urological comorbidities) due to multi-resistant E. coli were treated with once-daily ceftriaxone intravenously for 6 weeks. Nine patients were clinically cured at 3 months follow up. No early withdrawal of medication due to side effects occurred. A literature review was conducted to describe the prostate pharmacokinetics of ceftriaxone and its use in prostatic infection. In conclusion, ceftriaxone can be considered an appropriate treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis.

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