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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...

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Autores principales: Kigozi, Godfrey, Liu, Cindy M., Park, Daniel, Packman, Zoe R., Gray, Ronald H., Kaul, Rupert, Tobian, Aaron A. R., Abraham, Alison G., Ssekasanvu, Joseph, Kagaayi, Joseph, Prodger, Jessica L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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