Ureaplasma urealyticum, Ureaplasma parvum, Mycoplasma hominis and Mycoplasma genitalium infections and semen quality of infertile men

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 129-

  Gdoura, Radhouane ^a   Kchaou, Wiem ^a   Chaari, Chiraz ^b   Znazen, Abir ^a   Keskes, Leila ^b   Rebai, Tarek ^b   Hammami, Adnane ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINITIS;

EID: 38149074039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-7-129     Document Type: Article

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