Seminal Microflora in Asymptomatic Inflammatory (NIH IV Category) Prostatitis

European Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1338-1346

  Korrovits, Paul ^a,b   Punab, Margus ^a   Türk, Silver ^b   Mändar, Reet ^b  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH IV category) prostatitis; Interleukin 6; Leukocytospermia; Microflora; Quantitative testing; Semen; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIA; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROFLORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATITIS; SEMEN;

EID: 33750620821     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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