Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Is Related to Poor Semen Quality in Young Prostatitis Patients

The impact of chronic prostatitis resulting from Chlamydia trachomatis infection on male fertility is controversial. To investigate the correlation between C. trachomatis infection and semen quality in young male patients affected by chronic prostatitis resulting from C. trachomatis infection and to...

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Published in:	European urology Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 708 - 714
Main Authors:	Mazzoli, Sandra, Cai, Tommaso, Addonisio, Patrizia, Bechi, Adriano, Mondaini, Nicola, Bartoletti, Riccardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.04.2010 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Analysis of Variance Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the genital system Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - immunology Biological and medical sciences Blotting, Western Chaperonin 60 - immunology Chi-Square Distribution Chlamydia Infections - complications Chlamydia Infections - immunology Chlamydia Infections - microbiology Chlamydia Infections - pathology Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydia trachomatis - immunology Chlamydia trachomatis - pathogenicity Chronic Disease Fertility HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins - immunology Human bacterial diseases Humans IgA Immunity, Mucosal Immunoglobulin A - blood Immunoglobulin G - blood Infectious diseases Infertility, Male - immunology Infertility, Male - microbiology Infertility, Male - pathology Italy Linear Models Male Medical sciences Mucosal immunity Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Prostatitis Prostatitis - immunology Prostatitis - microbiology Prostatitis - pathology Risk Assessment Risk Factors Semen Analysis Sperm Count Sperm Motility Spermatozoa Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Urinary tract. Prostate gland Urology Young Adult Italy IgA Spermatozoa Chlamydia trachomatis Prostatitis Mucosal immunity Fertility Human Nephrology Urinary system disease Chlamydiaceae Prostate disease Semen Mucosa Germinal cell Urology Infection Local immunity Sexually transmitted disease Quality Bacteriosis Chlamydiales Bacteria Chlamydiosis Male genital diseases
ISSN:	0302-2838, 1873-7560, 1873-7560
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