TY - JOUR T1 - Sex-related incidence in proteus infection of the urinary tract in childhood. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 899 LP - 901 DO - 10.1136/adc.50.11.899 VL - 50 IS - 11 AU - S R Saxena AU - D C Bassett Y1 - 1975/11/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/50/11/899.abstract N2 - Over a 2-year period 80% of children found to have significant Proteus bacteriuria were boys. The organism was isolated from the prepuce in 30% of normal boys and 32% of those with balanitis. Proteus urinary tract infection should be carefully confirmed and proved cases thoroughly investigated. ER -