Nosocomial infectious balanoposthitis in neutropenic patients.

We have reported balanoposthitis as a source of fever and bacteremia in two neutropenic uncircumcised patients. The etiologic organisms were Pseudomonas aeruginosa in one case and Providencia stuartii in the other. In one patient, the diagnosis was delayed by the presence of a condom catheter. This emphasizes the importance of personal hygiene in uncircumcised men about to undergo immunosuppressive therapy, and the need for judicious use of condom catheters in such patients.