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Ejaculate for Microbiological Culture: To Wash or Not To Wash?

Bacteria can be associated with male infertility. Antibacterial substances (e.g., zinc-containing proteins, antimicrobial peptides) in ejaculates might impair the growth of bacteria in culture. We therefore wanted to test if removing antibacterial substances by washing the ejaculate could improve th...

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Autores principales: Theiler, Tom, Olaru, Ioana Diana, Kilzer, Charlotte, Schuler, Franziska, Schaumburg, Frieder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9769719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36321892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03269-22