Genital tract infection in asymptomatic infertile men and its effect on semen quality

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 81-84

  Golshani, Maryam ^a   Taheri, S ^a   Eslami, G ^a   Suleimani Rahbar, A A ^a   Fallah, F ^a   Goudarzi, H ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacteriospermia; Genital infection; Infertile men; Iran; Semen parameter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PATHOGENESIS; PROVIDENCIA; SAMPLE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33749822576     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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