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Urinary Pathogens in the Male
Author(s) -
MASKELL ROSALIND,
PEAD LINDA,
HALLETT R. J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1975.tb04041.x
Subject(s) - urinary system , preputial gland , urinary infection , urethra , male urethra , prostatitis , biology , flora (microbiology) , physiology , medicine , urology , prostate , bacteria , genetics , cancer
Summary Evidence is presented that the pathogens causing urinary infection in boys differ significantly from those causing infection in girls and in adult males. Studies of the prepuce flora in boys known to have had urinary infection and in matched controls suggest that the focus of infection is in the preputial sac or urethra, rather than the bowel as in girls. It is suggested that the difference in infecting organisms in boys and in adult males may be related to prostatic secretion.