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Cleary & Kohl (1979) reported the case of a six-week old infant boy who was circumcised in his mother's physician's office. Infection with streptococcus developed. The boy was hospitalized, but even with the best of antibiotic and other treatment, [[death]] resulted.<ref name="cleary1979">{{REFjournal
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|title=Overwhelming infection with group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus associated with circumcision
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|date=1979-09
|volume=64
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/cleary/
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Woodside (1980) reported the case of an infant boy who was circumcised with the Plastibell device. He developed necrotizing fasciitis after his non-therapeutic circumcision. His treatment required extensive debridement of tissue. The boy apparently survived.<ref>{{REFjournal