title: Is it necessary to shave the pubic and genital regions of patients undergoing endoscopic urological surgery?
abstract: To determine whether postoperative urinary infections were related to shaving before undergoing endoscopic urological surgery, 90 patients were randomly assigned to shaving or not shaving. Urinary cultures revealed infection in 10 patients. Half of them had been shaved, suggesting that this practice does not affect the incidence of urinary infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain.
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menéndez
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Galán
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: Argimiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collado
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lloréns
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-López
mesh_terms: D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000382:microbiology; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology; D006204:Hair Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination