Risk of cytomegalovirus transmission by cryopreserved semen: A study of 635 semen samples from 231 donors

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1881-1886

  Bresson, J L ^a   Clavequin, M C ^a   Mazeron, M C ^b   Mengelle, C ^c   Scieux, C ^d   Segondy, M ^e   Houhou, N ^f   Thepot, F ^g   Obry, E ^g   Mayer, G ^g   Berjon, J J ^g   Sauvalle, A ^g   Boucher, D ^g   Grizard, G ^g   Servoz Gavin, M ^g   Hennebick, S ^g   Guerin, J F ^g   Cottinet, D ^g   Chalet, M ^g   Foliguet, B ^g   Jouannet, P ^g   Kunstmann, J M ^g   Dulioust, E ^g   Letur, H ^g   Alnot, Mo ^g   Melin, M C ^g   Mace, B ^g   Rives, N ^g   Cranz, C ^g   Mansat, A ^g   Bujan, L ^g   Barthelemy, C ^g   more..

^a HÔPITAL SAINT JACQUES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^f BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Gamete donation; Screening of donors; Semen

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FROZEN SECTION; GAMETE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SPERM DONOR; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES;

EID: 10744224031     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg362     Document Type: Article

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