Genital Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in varicocele-related infertility

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 865-868

  Li, Hongjun ^a   Guo, Yinglu ^a   Wang, Yan ^b   Sun, Xiaoling ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b Andrological Clin Liaoning Fam P   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SPERM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0031267062     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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