Clinical significance of asymptomatic urogenital Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in relation to seminal fluid parameters among infertile Jordanian males

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-34

  Al Daghistani, Hala I ^a   Abdel Dayem, Muna ^b  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Medical Laboratories   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma hominis; PCR; Seminal fluid; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VARICOCELE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77954957443     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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