Table 3.
Effect of bacterial infection on sperm parameters in subfertile men
| 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** |
Comparison between different variables in each group with those of the control group (35 fertile individuals). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01