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Review
. 1988 May;31(5):391-4.
doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90732-7.

Gonococcal infections of penile prostheses

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Review

Gonococcal infections of penile prostheses

R P Nelson et al. Urology. 1988 May.

Abstract

The first two known cases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection of a penile implant are reported. The literature regarding periprosthetic infections is reviewed, and the mode of transmission of the gonococcal organism to the corpora is discussed.

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