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J and b 50 - 23 Jan 2004 01:10 GMT

I've been on Cipro for eight days due to prostatitis. I'm due for major surgery
the end of next week, but the surgeon might postpone it, pending the result of
a blood test to determine if I still have an infection. My question is, does
prostatits show up as an infection in a blood test?

jim b.

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Larry - 23 Jan 2004 04:33 GMT

I can't imagine that it does unless it is very widespread. If it did,
uros could just give patients blood work to determine whether
prostatitis is bacterial or not. I was never offered such a test. I
think this test is probably a general WBC count that would indicate
whether or not your body has any generalized infections.

Larry

> I've been on Cipro for eight days due to prostatitis. I'm due for major surgery
> the end of next week, but the surgeon might postpone it, pending the result of
> a blood test to determine if I still have an infection. My question is, does
> prostatits show up as an infection in a blood test?
>
> jim b.

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S.S - 23 Jan 2004 12:54 GMT

There the bloodtest would in invalid.
WBC could be rose for a number of reason, prostititas only being one of
them.
Most doctors based their decision on the patients symptoms and a physical
examination.
The only sure test would be a cystoscopy....sounds nice eh!@

> I can't imagine that it does unless it is very widespread. If it did,
> uros could just give patients blood work to determine whether
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> > jim b.

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