Male genital tract infection: The point of view of the bacteriologist;Infection du tractus génital masculin: Le point de vue du bactériologiste

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 691-697

  Askienazy Elbhar, M ^a  

^a Magenta Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Chronic infection; Infection; Infertility; Inflammation; Leukospermia; Persistence; Secretory IgA; Semen culture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOSPERMIA; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFLAMMATION; MALE INFERTILITY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 24644445653     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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