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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