PMID: 11334471May 4, 2001Paper

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in semen and urethral specimens from male members of infertile couples in Tunisia

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception
R GdouraJ Orfila

Abstract

The sequelae to infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in women are an established cause of tubal infertility. However, little is known about chlamydial infection and male infertility. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of asymptomatic C. trachomatis infections in urethral and semen specimens from the male members of infertile couples by means of four different methods: the direct fluorescence antibodies assay, cell culture, the Roche Cobas Amplicor polymerase chain reaction, and the presence of chlamydial local IgA antibodies by the recombinant antibody-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. One or more chlamydial infection markers were detected in 42 (45.7%) of the 92 examined urethral and semen specimens from the male partners of infertile couples. C. trachomatis was detected in 23.9% (22/92) of urethral specimens and in 35.9% (33/92) of semen specimens. Although there was a significant correlation between the detection of one or more chlamydial infection markers in urethral and semen specimens (p = 0.01), no significant correlation was found between the detection of C. trachomatis DNA in these samples. Furthermore, no significant association was found between the presence of chlamydial local IgA antibod...Continue Reading

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Dec 2, 2010·Human Fertility : Journal of the British Fertility Society·Vivian Rittenberg, Tarek El-Toukhy
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