Unique genital microbiota in male lichen sclerosus urethral stricture associated with urine exposure
Microbiota showed significant variation between LSUS and non-LSUS groups, suggesting that microecological imbalance may be closely related to the occurrence of LS. Urinary irritation may be related to the unique microbiota on the genital skin of patients with LSUS.
Authors
- Xianjie Xiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5731-5415)
- Wei Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3329-2081)
- Lujie Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9233-6884)
- Zhenwei Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-2290)
- Zeyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-9491)
- Yubo Gu
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Industrial Technology Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03659-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Genital Health and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University