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}}</ref> Two interventions that put the male infant at immediate risk for UTIs are [[circumcision]], which removes the protection of the [[foreskin]], and [[forced retraction]] of the foreskin. These interventions tear away the synechia which binds the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] in male infants, thereby creating entry points for ''E. coli'' bacteria,<ref name="Winberg 1989">{{REFjournal | }}</ref> Two interventions that put the male infant at immediate risk for UTIs are [[circumcision]],<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Smith | |||
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/smith1916/ | |||
|title=Recent contributions to the study of pyelitis in infancy | |||
|journal=Am J Dis Child | |||
|date=1916 | |||
|volume=XII | |||
|pages=235.243 | |||
}}</ref> which removes the protection of the [[foreskin]], and [[forced retraction]] of the foreskin. These interventions tear away the synechia which binds the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] in male infants, thereby creating entry points for ''E. coli'' bacteria,<ref name="Winberg 1989">{{REFjournal | |||
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}}</ref> Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a [[complication]] of [[circumcision]] | }}</ref> Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a [[complication]] of [[circumcision]] in [[Israel]].<ref name="Cohen 1992">{{REFjournal | ||
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