The effect of positive semen bacterial and Ureaplasma cultures on in-vitro fertilization success

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2789-2792

  Shalika, Sian ^a   Dugan, Kim ^a   Smith, Rosella D ^a   Padilla, Santiago L ^a  

^a Fertility Center of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Enterococcus; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy rates; Semen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0030480672     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019211     Document Type: Article

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