Molecular detection of potential sexually transmitted pathogens in semen and urine specimens of infertile and fertile males

A total of 93 infertile and 70 fertile men attending various urology and gynecology clinics in Jordan were investigated in this prospective study. First void urine and the corresponding semen specimens were collected from 96% of the patients. Presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachom...

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Published in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 283 - 286
Main Authors:	Abusarah, Eman A., Awwad, Ziad M., Charvalos, Ekatherina, Shehabi, Asem A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2013
Subjects:	Adult Bacteriuria - diagnosis Bacteriuria - microbiology Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydia trachomatis - genetics DNA DNA, Bacterial Humans Infectious Disease Infertility, Male - epidemiology Infertility, Male - etiology Internal Medicine Jordan Jordan - epidemiology Male Male infertility males men Mycoplasma genitalium Mycoplasma genitalium - genetics Neisseria gonorrhoeae Neisseria gonorrhoeae - genetics pathogens patients PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence prospective studies semen Semen - microbiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - complications Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - epidemiology Ureaplasma parvum Ureaplasma urealyticum Ureaplasma urealyticum - genetics urine Jordan Ureaplasma urealyticum Chlamydia trachomatis Mycoplasma genitalium Neisseria gonorrhoeae Male infertility PCR
ISSN:	0732-8893, 1879-0070, 1879-0070
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