Elimination of bacteria from human semen during sperm preparation using density gradient centrifugation with a novel tube insert

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 513-517

  Fourie, J ^a   Loskutoff, N ^b   Huyser, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Density gradient centrifugation; Semen decontamination; Sperm preparation

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CENTRIFUGE TUBE INSERT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABORATORY DEVICE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PURIFICATION; SPERM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; CENTRIFUGATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN;

EID: 84861521047     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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