Journal of Andrology Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Epididymis
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Table 3. Semen characteristics of 93 semen samples of nonazoospermic infertile men patients with and without C trachomatis, U urealyticum, U parvum, M hominis, or M genitalium DNA in semen specimens
  Pathogens   Volume, mL   Sperm Concentration, x 106/mL   Viability, %   Total Progressive Motility (category [a + b]), %   Rapid Progressive Motility (category [a]), %   Normal Morphology, %   Leukocyte Count, x 106/mL
  C trachomatis              
      Positive (n = 40)   3.2 ± 1.6   52.9 ± 54.3   61.2 ± 16.7   22.9 ± 13.2   5.9 ± 6.9   13.3 ± 10.7   0.8 ± 1.9
      Negative (n = 53)   3.5 ± 1.6   46.2 ± 53.9   61.7 ± 21.6   23.1 ± 12.9   6.6 ± 6.9   12.3 ± 9.3   1.0 ± 2.9
  Genital ureaplasmas              
      Positive (n = 16)   2.9 ± 1.2   41.2 ± 34.4   62.0 ± 14.5   22.5 ± 11.4   5.0 ± 5.5   10.5 ± 8.5   0.6 ± 0.6
      Negative (n = 77)   3.4 ± 1.7   50.8 ± 57.2   61.4 ± 20.5   23.1 ± 13.3   6.6 ± 7.1   13.2 ± 10.1   1.0 ± 2.7
  U urealyticum              
      Positive (n = 13)   2.6 ± 1.1   42.1 ± 38.3   62.8 ± 13.4   21.2 ± 11.1   4.6 ± 4.9   9.4 ± 6.0   0.6 ± 0.2
      Negative (n = 80)   3.4 ± 1.7   50.3 ± 56.1   61.3 ± 20.4   23.3 ± 13.3   6.6 ± 7.2   13.3 ± 10.3   1.0 ± 0.3
  U parvum              
      Positive (n = 3)   4.2 ± 0.7   37.3 ± 6.4   58.3 ± 21.7   30.0 ± 14.1   7.5 ± 10.6   18.0 ± 21.2   0.3 ± 0.1
      Negative (n = 90)   3.5 ± 1.6   49.5 ± 54.8   61.6 ± 19.6   22.8 ± 13.0   6.3 ± 6.9   12.6 ± 9.7   0.9 ± 0.3
  Genital mycoplasmas              
      Positive (n = 8)   2.5 ± 1.4   28.5 ± 32.2   49.5 ± 25.0   14.3 ± 14.5   3.1 ± 5.3   9.7 ± 10.4   0.6 ± 0.2
      Negative (n = 85)   3.4 ± 1.6   51.1 ± 55.3   62.7 ± 18.7   23.9 ± 12.5   6.7 ± 7.0   13.0 ± 9.9   1.0 ± 2.6
  M hominis              
      Positive (n = 7)   2.7 ± 1.4   18.6 ± 16.7   55.7 ± 19.3   16.4 ± 14.4   3.6 ± 5.6   9.0 ± 11.0   0.6 ± 0.2
      Negative (n = 86)   3.4 ± 1.6   51.6 ± 55.2   62.0 ± 19.6   23.6 ± 12.7   6.6 ± 7.0   13.1 ± 9.8   0.9 ± 2.6
  M genitalium              
      Positive (n = 2)   3.5 ± 2.9   65.2 ± 46.9   41.0 ± 49.5   15.0 ± 21.2   2.5 ± 3.5   11.0 ± 5.7   0.4 ± 0.3
      Negative (n = 91)   3.3 ± 1.6   61.4 ± 54.2   61.9 ± 18.8   23.2 ± 12.8   6.4 ± 6.9   12.8 ± 10.0   0.9 ± 2.6





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