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Foreskin surface area is not associated with sub-preputial microbiome composition or penile cytokines
OBJECTIVE: Male circumcision (MC) reduces acquisition of HIV-1 in heterosexual men by at least 60%, but the biological mechanism for this protection is incompletely understood. Previous studies have shown that a larger foreskin size, increased abundance of anaerobic bacteria in the sub-preputial spa...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310704/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32574173 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234256 |