chronic bacterial prostatitis is a relatively rare condition (&lt;5% of patients with prostate-related non-bph luts) that usually presents with an intermittent uti-type picture and that is defined as recurrent urinary tract infections in men originating from a chronic infection in the prostate. dr. weidner, professor of medicine, department of urology, university of giessen, has stated: "in studies of 656 men, we seldom found chronic bacterial prostatitis. it is truly a rare disease. most of those were e-coli." symptoms may be completely absent until there is also bladder infection, and the most troublesome problem is usually recurrent cystitis.