Improvement of semen quality in infected asymptomatic infertile male after bacteriological cure.
Bacteriological etiology was investigated in 29 infected asymptomatic infertile males. The localization of the infection and the effect of a long term antibiotic therapy on semen parameters were evaluated. The most frequent etiological agent isolated was Enterococcus faecalis. Positive bacteriological culture was obtained in prostatic fluid in 16 patients and in semen in 13. Bacteriological cure was achieved in 24 cases and it was associated with improved seminal parameters: sperm concentration, viability and total motile sperm per ejaculate. In 5 patients without bacteriological cure there was no change in semen analysis after antibiotic therapy. In 45% of the infected patients there were less than 0.5 x 10(6)/ml seminal polymorphonuclear leukocytes. In view of these findings granulocyte concentration seems to be a poor marker to predict infection.
Departmento de Endocrinologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Cardoso
J E
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Santoianni
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De Paulis
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JA
Andrada
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Predari
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Arregger
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000382:microbiology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism; D012661:Semen; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013754:Tetracyclines
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D013754:Tetracyclines; D002939:Ciprofloxacin