NIH consensus classification of prostatitis | Definition |
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(I) Acute bacterial prostatitis | Acute infection of the prostate |
(II) Chronic bacterial prostatitis | Chronic or recurrent infection of the prostate |
(III) Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome | No demonstrated infection |
 IIIA Inflammatory CP/CPPS | Leukocytes in expressed prostatic secretions, post prostate massage urine, or semen |
 IIIB Non-inflammatory CP/CPPS | No evidence of inflammation |
(IV) Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis | No subjective symptoms detected, inflammation shown either by prostate biopsy or the presence of leukocytes in EPS/semen during evaluation for infertility or other disorders |