title: Seminal white blood cells in men with urethral tract infection. A monoclonal antibody study.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies were used to detect seminal leucocytes in 19 men with urethritis. A wide range in the number and type of leucocytes between individuals was documented (median 2.06 x 10(6)/ml, range 0.6-29.89 x 10(6)/ml); 22% of the men had less than 1 x 10(6) leucocytes/ml. The results suggest that the threshold of greater than or equal to 1 x 10(6)/ml proposed by the World Health Organisation to indicate genital tract infection is unsuitable for men with urethritis.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Barratt
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kessopoulou
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000276:immunology; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000276:immunology*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal