Prostatic abscess due to Burkholderia pseudomallei: 81 cases from a 19-year prospective melioidosis study.

Purpose: We review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, management and outcome of prostatic abscess secondary to Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in the Northern Territory, Australia. We highlight the frequency of prostatic abscess occurrence in melioidosis, and formulate recommendations for its detection and management.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed a prospective database of all culture confirmed melioidosis cases in the Northern Territory between October 1989 and July 2008.