Semen quality in Schistosoma haematobium infected men in Madagascar

Acta Tropica

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-44

  Leutscher, Peter D C ^a,b   Høst, Erik ^c   Reimert, Claus M ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Circulating anodic antigens; Eosinophil cationic protein male genitals; Madagascar; Schistosoma haematobium; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CIRCULATING ANODIC ANTIGEN; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN; APOPTOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MENS HEALTH; PROTEIN; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SUGAR CANE; URINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANTATION; PROSTATE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 57049183580     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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