title: Utility of reflexive semen cultures for detecting bacterial infections in patients with infertility and leukocytospermia.
abstract: This study evaluated the benefit of reflexive semen cultures in peroxidase-positive samples drawn from 17,142 consecutive samples analyzed, in which 4.7% (807/17,142) had leukocytospermia and 12.7% of those (103/807) grew significant bacterial colonies on culture. Considering the potential ramifications of the use of samples with bacteriospermia, we conclude that reflexive culture results are cost-effective and prudent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Andrology and IVF Laboratories, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.forename: Douglas T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Carrell
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009195:Peroxidase; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D055101:Semen Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000473:pathology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D009195:Peroxidase