Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Epididymitis/orchitis
Organism
Epididymitis/orchitis
Age <35 years, homosexual men: Chlamydia trachomatis, U. urealyticum, E. coli (GNR), Enterococcus faecalis (GPC), P. aeruginosa (GNR), brucella (GVCB).
Age >35 years, or children: Enterobacteriaceae (especially E. coli ) (GNR), Pseudomonas sp. (GNR), salmonella (GNR), Haemophilus influenzae (GNCB), VZV, mumps.
Immunosuppression: H. influenzae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (AFB), Candida sp. (yeast), CMV.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Epididymitis/orchitis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619331/all/Epididymitis_orchitis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Epididymitis/orchitis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619331/all/Epididymitis_orchitis. Accessed May 17, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Epididymitis/orchitis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619331/all/Epididymitis_orchitis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Epididymitis/orchitis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 May 17]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619331/all/Epididymitis_orchitis.
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