Bob Morrell wrote:
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Bob, thanks for your debate. I have formed a hypothesis: The Meares and
Stamey localization procedure is not very sensitive for diagnosing
prostatitis. By proceeding to identify the unknown and so far
unculturalbe rods seen on microscopy I will take a small step in
supporting or disproving the hypothesis. That is why I proceed. The
patient has sepsis which resolved with antibiotics but the prostatitis did
not. Proof of the source of sepsis is lacking. That is also why I
proceed. Finally the patient is in great distress. I am not satisfied to
tell him that there has been no improvement in the diagnosis of
prostatitis in 25 years and leave it at that.
