SUMMARY Swabs were taken for culture from the periurethral area and urethral meatus in 124 uncircumcised and 60 circumcised boys. Proteus Sampling was as follows: in the uncircumcised boys the preputial sac was sampled. In the circumcised a swab was pressed against the periurethral area and the urethral meatus. In both cases a moistened swab was used. The swab was then inserted into Amies transport media and sent promptly to the laboratory where blood agar, McConkey's agar, and neomycin blood agar were inoculated and incubated for 48 hours in aerobic and anaerobic conditions and the isolates identified and recorded.
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