Prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis infection in unselected infertile men

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 81-86

  Salmeri, Mario ^a   Valenti, Daniela ^a   La Vignera, Sandro ^a   Bellanca, Salvatore ^a   Morello, Angela ^a   Antonietta Toscano, M ^a   Mastrojeni, Silvana ^a   Calogero, Aldo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infection; Infertility; Mycoplasma hominis; Sperm parameters; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Urethral swab; Urogenital symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS INFECTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE; SCROTAL PAIN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; UREAPLASMA INFECTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; SEMEN; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866239083     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: 19739478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1120009X12Z.00000000021     Document Type: Article

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