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Article: Does circumcision alter the periurethral bacterial flora?

TitleDoes circumcision alter the periurethral bacterial flora?
Authors
KeywordsCircumcision
Prepuce
Urinary infection
Issue Date1998
PublisherSpringer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00383/index.htm
Citation
Pediatric Surgery International, 1998, v. 13 n. 2-3, p. 146-148 How to Cite?
AbstractA Prospective Study Of 25 Boys Who Underwent Circumcision For Medical Reason Was Performed. Specimens Of Periurethral Bacterial Flora Were Taken Before Operation As Well As 3 Weeks After Surgery, So That Each Boy Acted As His Own Control. Before Circumcision, 13 (52%) Harboured Uropathogenic Organisms (Escherichia Coli And Other Coliforms, Enterococcus Spp, Proteus Spp, Pseudomonas Spp, And Klebsiella Spp); After Circumcision, None Of The Boys Had Uropathogens, The Only Organisms Cultured From The Periurethral Region Being Skin Commensals. We Postulate That Circumcision Converts A 'Cul-De-Sac' That Is A Reservoir Of Organisms Capable Of Causing Ascending Urinary Tract Infection Into A Surface Colonised By Natural Skin Organisms. This Study Provides Circumstantial Evidence Supporting The Idea That Circumcision In Well-Selected Patients May Confer Protection From Urine Infection.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83612
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.548
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dc.contributor.authorWijesinha, SSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAtkins, BLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDudley, NEen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTam, PKHen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:43:06Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:43:06Z-
dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPediatric Surgery International, 1998, v. 13 n. 2-3, p. 146-148en_US
dc.identifier.issn0179-0358en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83612-
dc.description.abstractA Prospective Study Of 25 Boys Who Underwent Circumcision For Medical Reason Was Performed. Specimens Of Periurethral Bacterial Flora Were Taken Before Operation As Well As 3 Weeks After Surgery, So That Each Boy Acted As His Own Control. Before Circumcision, 13 (52%) Harboured Uropathogenic Organisms (Escherichia Coli And Other Coliforms, Enterococcus Spp, Proteus Spp, Pseudomonas Spp, And Klebsiella Spp); After Circumcision, None Of The Boys Had Uropathogens, The Only Organisms Cultured From The Periurethral Region Being Skin Commensals. We Postulate That Circumcision Converts A 'Cul-De-Sac' That Is A Reservoir Of Organisms Capable Of Causing Ascending Urinary Tract Infection Into A Surface Colonised By Natural Skin Organisms. This Study Provides Circumstantial Evidence Supporting The Idea That Circumcision In Well-Selected Patients May Confer Protection From Urine Infection.en_US
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00383/index.htmen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofPediatric Surgery Internationalen_HK
dc.subjectCircumcision-
dc.subjectPrepuce-
dc.subjectUrinary infection-
dc.titleDoes circumcision alter the periurethral bacterial flora?en_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0179-0358&volume=13&spage=146&epage=148&date=1998&atitle=Does+circumcision+alter+the+periurethral+bacterial+flora?en_HK
dc.identifier.emailTam, PKH: paultam@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityTam, PKH=rp00060en_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s003830050270en_US
dc.identifier.pmid9563029-
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dc.identifier.hkuros33076en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume13en_US
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dc.identifier.spage146en_US
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