Colonization of Gardnerella vaginalis in semen of infertile men: Prevalence, influence on sperm characteristics, relationship with leukocyte concentration and clinical significance

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-136

  Andrade Rocha, Fernando Tadeu ^a,b  

^a Semen Research Unit   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gardnerella vaginalis; Infertility; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 67650115194     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228583     Document Type: Article

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