Abstract
The male urinary tract, unlike its female counterpart, is in some measures protected from infection due to the presence of an extended urethral opening well away from the bacterial population of the perineum and peri-anal areas. However this relative security is counterbalanced by a much greater involvement of the male urinary tract with its adjoining genital tract (Figure 3.1). This association, especially as it relates to the prostate gland and posterior urethra, is a major contributor to the incidence of urinary infection in the male.
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Smith, P. (1987). Men with Urinary Tract Infection. In: Brooks, D. (eds) Urinary Tract Infections. Practical Clinical Medicine, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9932-5_3
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