Table 2. Pathogen prevalence and amount in semen samples.
Pathogen | LCSa | Non-LCSb | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Any Pathogen | |||
Prevalencec | 25/132 (18.9) | 20/109 (18.3) | 45/241 (18.7) |
HPV | |||
Prevalence | 3/70 (4.3) | 5/109 (4.6) | 8/179 (4.5) |
C. trachomatis | |||
Prevalence | 3/132 (2.3) | 3/108 (2.8) | 6/240 (2.5) |
Ranged | 10,000-460,000 | 8,300-590,000 | 8,300-590,000 |
CMV | |||
Prevalence | 14/132 (10.6) | 7/109 (6.4) | 21/241 (8.7) |
Range | 110-580,000 | 3,200-12,000,000 | 110-12,000,000 |
HSV-1/2 | |||
Prevalence | 4/132 (3.0) | 5/109 (4.6) | 9/241 (3.7) |
Range | 510-15,000 | 300-22,000 | 300-22,000 |
HHV-6 | |||
Prevalence | 5/132 (3.8) | 4/109 (3.7) | 9/241 (3.7) |
Range | 250-81,000,000 | 4,400-1,500,000 | 250-81,000,000 |
EBV | |||
Prevalence | 1/132 (0.8) | 0/108 (0) | 1/240 (0.4) |
Range | 210 | ---------- | 210 |
HBV | |||
Prevalence | 0/132 (0) | 0/109 (0) | 0/241 (0) |
Leukocytospermic (≥106 PMN/mL)
Non-leukocytospermic
number of positive samples/total number (percentage) of analyzed samples
DNA copy number per ejaculate