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Table 3 Effect of bacterial infection on sperm parameters in subfertile men

From: Effect of bacterial infection on sperm quality and DNA fragmentation in subfertile men with Leukocytospermia

Bacterial species/ semen parameters

Control

(35)

E. Faecalis

(15)

S. agalactiae

(10)

E. coli

(10)

S. haemolyticus

(7)

S. aureus

(5)

Proteus spp.

(4)

K. pneumoniae

(3)

Multi bacterial

(6)

Volume (ml)

4.05 ± 0.87

3.30 ± 1.20

4.02 ± 1.34

2.94 ± 0.89

3.71 ± 2.29

4.80 ± 1.79

3.50 ± 1.91

5.00 ± 1.00

4.00 ± 1.89

Sperm concentration (106/ml)

75.36 ± 34.12

37.17 ± 23.1*

21.00 ± 13.70*

22.33 ± 14.35*

22.14 ± 16.78*

22.80 ± 13.48*

24.25 ± 18.34*

33.33 ± 14.57*

15.83 ± 13.01 **

Viability %

85.03 ± 13.17

52.08 ± 20.1*

52.00 ± 12.90*

54.00 ± 27.71*

58.14 ± 7.17*

52.00 ± 13.73*

64.25 ± 9.84

62.67 ± 5.86

52.17 ± 11.44

Total Motility %

67.23 ± 20.65

29.04 ± 17.3*

29.30 ± 16.92*

19.33 ± 7.91**

16.00 ± 7.87**

20.80 ± 11.21*8

26.50 ± 6.56*

28.00 ± 12.16*

23.33 ± 14.58*

Progressive Motility %

39.33 ± 8.06

16.66 ± 14.8*

12.60 ± 7.47**

8.44 ± 5.17**

7.85 ± 6.25**

10.40 ± 4.16**

11.5 ± 3.70**

9.67 ± 6.81**

13.33 ± 6.06

Morphology %

6.03 ± 1.05

2.33 ± 1.93*

2.10 ± 1.60*

1.34 ± 1.22**

2.07 ± 1.36*

1.60 ± 1.14**

1.25 ± 1.26**

1.33 ± 1.53**

2.00 ± 1.67*

DNA fragmentation %

14.33 ± 18.16

38.04 ± 22.2*

39.00 ± 22.92*

40.00 ± 18.53*

43.14 ± 18.44*

45.00 ± 17.39**

35.00 ± 1.91*

47.00 ± 32.45**

50.50 ± 20.58**

Leukocytospermia %

1.80 ± 1.90

5.21 ± 7.13*

5.70 ± 5.22**

6.56 ± 5.98**

5.28 ± 5.25**

5.40 ± 5.55**

3.25 ± 3.95*

4.33 ± 4.04*

7.66 ± 6.77**

  1. Comparison between different variables in each group with those of the control group (35 fertile individuals). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01