Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile Men
Introduction. Semen analysis is considered as the surrogate marker for male fecundity while assessing infertile men. There are several reasons for altered semen quality and bacteriospermia could be one among them. Thereby the aim of our work is to study the semen culture and its impact on semen para...
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| description | Introduction. Semen analysis is considered as the surrogate marker for male fecundity while assessing infertile men. There are several reasons for altered semen quality and bacteriospermia could be one among them. Thereby the aim of our work is to study the semen culture and its impact on semen parameters among infertile men. Materials and Methods. Semen samples were collected from men attending infertility clinic. Semen parameters were analysed based on WHO guidelines. Also, samples were subjected to culture using standard bacteriological techniques. Results. A total of 85 samples were collected. A number of 47 (55.30%) had normal sperm count, 37 (43.50%) had oligozoospermia, and one (1.17%) had azoospermia. Teratozoospermia was the most common abnormality observed (81.17%) followed by asthenozoospermia (28.23%). The prevalence of bacteriospermia was 35.3%. Enterococcus faecalis (30%) was the most common organism isolated followed by Coagulase negative Staphylococcus (23.33%), Staphylococcus aureus (20%), and E. coli (10%). Other less frequently isolated organisms were Klebsiella pneumoniae (6.66%), Proteus sp. (6.66%), and Citrobacter sp. (3.33%). Conclusion. The presence of asymptomatic bacteriospermia did not correlate with abnormal semen parameters. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18f40daf8c624861a8a06d97d0b955a62025-08-20T03:54:14ZengWileyInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases1687-708X1687-70982016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26146922614692Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile MenSangeetha Vilvanathan0Balan Kandasamy1Abiramy Lakshmy Jayachandran2Sarasa Sathiyanarayanan3Vijayalakshmi Tanjore Singaravelu4Veeraraghavan Krishnamurthy5Vanithadevi Elangovan6Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chinna Kolambakkam Post, Madurantakam Taluk, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 603 308, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chinna Kolambakkam Post, Madurantakam Taluk, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 603 308, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chinna Kolambakkam Post, Madurantakam Taluk, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 603 308, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chinna Kolambakkam Post, Madurantakam Taluk, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 603 308, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chinna Kolambakkam Post, Madurantakam Taluk, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 603 308, IndiaDepartment of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 003, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chinna Kolambakkam Post, Madurantakam Taluk, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 603 308, IndiaIntroduction. Semen analysis is considered as the surrogate marker for male fecundity while assessing infertile men. There are several reasons for altered semen quality and bacteriospermia could be one among them. Thereby the aim of our work is to study the semen culture and its impact on semen parameters among infertile men. Materials and Methods. Semen samples were collected from men attending infertility clinic. Semen parameters were analysed based on WHO guidelines. Also, samples were subjected to culture using standard bacteriological techniques. Results. A total of 85 samples were collected. A number of 47 (55.30%) had normal sperm count, 37 (43.50%) had oligozoospermia, and one (1.17%) had azoospermia. Teratozoospermia was the most common abnormality observed (81.17%) followed by asthenozoospermia (28.23%). The prevalence of bacteriospermia was 35.3%. Enterococcus faecalis (30%) was the most common organism isolated followed by Coagulase negative Staphylococcus (23.33%), Staphylococcus aureus (20%), and E. coli (10%). Other less frequently isolated organisms were Klebsiella pneumoniae (6.66%), Proteus sp. (6.66%), and Citrobacter sp. (3.33%). Conclusion. The presence of asymptomatic bacteriospermia did not correlate with abnormal semen parameters.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2614692 |
| spellingShingle | Sangeetha Vilvanathan Balan Kandasamy Abiramy Lakshmy Jayachandran Sarasa Sathiyanarayanan Vijayalakshmi Tanjore Singaravelu Veeraraghavan Krishnamurthy Vanithadevi Elangovan Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile Men Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
| title | Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile Men |
| title_full | Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile Men |
| title_fullStr | Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile Men |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile Men |
| title_short | Bacteriospermia and Its Impact on Basic Semen Parameters among Infertile Men |
| title_sort | bacteriospermia and its impact on basic semen parameters among infertile men |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2614692 |
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