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Volume 23 |
October - December 2007 (Part-II) |
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Role of enriched media in bacterial isolation from semen and effect of
microbial infection on semen quality: A study on 100 infertile men
Orji Ikechukwu1, Ezeifeka George2, Amadi Ekperechi Sabinus3, Okafor Florence4
ABSTRACT
Objective: The study was undertaken to determine the isolation potential of solid media with and without pre-enrichment as well as the possible influence of microbial infection on semen quality.
Methodology: Semen samples of 100 infertile men were cultured on solid media with and without complementation with liquid media culture (pre-enrichment) respectively. The cultured plates were examined macroscopically and the colonies identified. The sperm count, motility and morphological characteristics of the semen samples were also determined.
Results: The bacteria recovered from both cultural methods includes Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, ß-haemolytic streptococci,
α-haemolytic streptococci, Escherichia coli, Proteus and Klebsiella species. There was a significant increase in bacterial isolation when solid media culture was pre-enriched than when the former was used alone (p<0.05). There was no significant relationship between bacteria isolation and ranges of total sperm count, sperm motility, morphological abnormalities and age groups studied (p<0.05).Conclusion: Pre-enriched solid media is a more efficient technique for optimal bacterial isolation from seminal fluid.
KEYWORDS: Semen, Pre-enrichment, Culture, Abakaliki.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2007 (Part-II) Vol. 23 No. 6 885-888
1. Mr. Orji Ikechukwu
Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Ebonyi State University
Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria.
2. Prof. Ezeifeka George,
Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka – Nigeria.
3. Dr. Amadi Ekperechi Sabinus,
Dept. of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Applied and
Natural Sciences,Ebonyi State University,
P.M.B, 53 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Abakaliki – Nigeria.
4. Mrs. Okafor Florence,
Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Ebonyi State University
Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki – Nigeria.
Correspondence
Dr. Amadi Ekperechi Sabinus,
E-mail: amadies2001@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: March 24, 2007
* Revision Received: May 14, 2007
* Revision Accepted: September 27, 2007
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