Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum by multiplex PCR in Semen sample of infertile men

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 50-57

  Golshani, Maryam ^a   Eslami, G ^a   Mohhammadzadeh Ghobadloo, Sh ^a,b   Fallah, F ^a   Goudarzi, H ^a   Soleimani Rahbar, A A ^a   Fayaz, F ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Infertility; Male; Mycoplasma hominis; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848818825     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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