Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases amongst Potential Semen Donors in University of Benin Tissue Donors Benin City; Nigeria
Benin J. Postgrad. Med
;
10(1)2008.
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1259580
ABSTRACT
The incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Prospective Semen Donors where investigated using Standard Laboratory Procedures. 30 Prospective Semen Donors were screened for common STDs/STI at the Human Reproductive Research Programme /Invitro Fertilization Centre of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. The incidence rates are Staphylococcus aureus (20); followed by Chlamydia trachomatis (6.7) while Klebsiellia spp; Treponema pallidum; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Escherichia coli and Hepatitis B Virus were detected with incidence rate of 3.3each respectively. Ten percent (10) of the prospective semen donors had evidence of polymicrobial infection excluding HIV. The risk of sexually transmitted diseases or infection should be of great concern to couples undergoing therapeutic artificial donor insemination
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Tissue Donors
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Benin J. Postgrad. Med
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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