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My semen culture keeps being positive for enterrococcus faecalis. what does it mean if it's a contaminant, not an infection?

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Infection?: The repeated isolation of the same organism from expressed prostatic secretions suggest a chronic infection. I would talk to your doctor and consider antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks to treat chronic baccterial prostatitis. Check culture and sensitivity as Enterococcus faecalis relatively resistant

Answered 11/12/2015

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