Anaerobic seminal fluid micro-flora in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients

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Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Kermes, Kadri ^a   Punab, Margus ^a   Lõivukene, Krista ^a,b   Mändar, Reet ^b  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic micro flora; Chronic prostatitis; Quantitative testing; Semen; Seminal leukocytes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFLORA; MICTURITION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; URETHRA; URINE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0041659315     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-9964(03)00085-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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