title: Value of a novel antibiotic association for the study of sperm motility in vitro.
abstract: An association of mezlocillin and amikacin was compared to the commonly used penicillin and streptomycin for ridding of bacterial flora in 31 contaminated semen, when sperm motility after 24 hour incubation was checked. The former association proved efficient in 30 cases and the latter in only 19. Thus the mezlocillin/amikacin association might be of interest when semen is manipulated.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, FAculté de Médecine de Strasbourg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Faou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Warter
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008802:Mezlocillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D000583:Amikacin; D008802:Mezlocillin; D013307:Streptomycin