Antibiotic therapy in men with leukocytospermia

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 206-210

  Erel, Cemal Tamer ^a,b   Sentürk, Levent Mehmet ^a   Demir, Figen ^a   Irez, Tülay ^a   Ertüngealp, Erdogan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ceftriaxone; Doxycycline; Leukocytospermia; Sperm characteristics

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344505704     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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