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Circumcision and Urinary Tract Infections

List of articles showing that circumcision does not prevent UTIs in in children.

  1. Mueller ER, Steinhardt G, Naseer S. The incidence of genitourinary abnormalities in circumcised and uncircumcised boys presenting with an initial urinary tract infection by 6 months of age. Pediatrics, September 1997, Vol. 100, page 580 (supplement)
  2. Maskell, R. et al. Urinary Pathogens in the Male. British Journal of Urology, (1975) vol.47.
  3. Winberg J et al. The Prepuce: A Mistake of Nature? The Lancet (3/18/89), pp.598-99.
  4. Cunningham N. Circumcision and urinary tract infections. (letter) Pediatrics 1986; 77(2):267.
  5. Anderson GF, Smey P. Current concepts in the management of common urologic problems in infants and children. Pediatr Clin North Am 1985; 32:1133-47.
  6. Amato D, Garduno-Espinosa J. Circumcision of the newborn male and the risk of urinary tract infection during the first year: A meta-analysis. Bol Med Infant Mex Volume 49, Number 10, October 1992, 652-658.
  7. Chessare JB. Circumcision: Is the Risk of Urinary Tract Infection Really the Pivotal Issue? Clinical Pediatrics 31(2):100-4, Feb. 1992. Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
  8. Cohen, H. et al. Postcircumcision Urinary Tract Infection. Clinical Pediatrics (1992), pp. 322-324.
  9. Amir J. et al. Circumcision and Urinary Tract Infections in Infants. Am J Dis Child (1986), vol. 140, p. 1092.
  10. Goldman M, Barr J, Bistritzer T, Aladjem M. Urinary tract infection following ritual jewish circumcision. Israel Journal of Medical Sciences 1996;32(11),1098-1102.
  11. Kayaba H et al. Analysis of shape and retractability of the prepuce in 603 Japanese boys. Journal of Urology, 1996 Nov, V156 N5:1813-1815.
  12. Altschul MS. The circumcision controversy (editorial). Am Fam Physician 1990;41:817-820.
  13. Outerbridge EW. Decreasing the risk of urinary tract infections. (Letter). Paediatr Child Health 1998; 3(1):19.
  14. To T, Agha M, Dick PT. et al. A cohort study on male neonatal circumcision and the subsequent risk of urinary tract infection. Paediatr Child Health 1997;2 suppl. A: 55A.
  15. Thompson RS: Does circumcision prevent urinary tract infection? An opposing view. J Fam Pract 1990; 31: 189-96.