Prostatitis crónica y factores de riesgo asociados

Abstract

Prostatitis is considered a disease with a high incidence in the elderly population, there are several types, the chronic being the most frequent responsible for 5-10% of prostate syndromes. Therefore, it is useful to know the risk factors that predispose the disease in order to make diagnoses aimed at an adequate treatment. Objective: To determine the risk factors associated with chronic prostatitis by analyzing information from databases in order to make a proposal focused on prevention. Method: It is a descriptive study, which involves the review of scientific articles, with an estimated validity of the last 5 years, for which it was used as a database: Google academic, UpToDate, Scielo and PubMed. Conclusion: The risk factors associated with chronic bacterial and non-bacterial prostatitis are urinary tract infections with bacterial etiology specifically by Escherichia Coli, followed by chlamydia trachomatis and the presence of prostate stones.