Seminal white blood cells in men with urethral tract infection. A monoclonal antibody study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Seminal white blood cells in men with urethral tract infection. A monoclonal antibody study

AU - Barratt, C L

AU - Harrison, P E

AU - Robinson, Angela

AU - Kessopoulou, E

AU - Cooke, I D

PY - 2008/11/26

Y1 - 2008/11/26

N2 - Monoclonal antibodies were used to detect seminal leucocytes in 19 men with urethritis. A wide range in the number and type of leucocytes between individuals was documented (median 2.06 x 10(6)/ml, range 0.6-29.89 x 10(6)/ml); 22% of the men had less than 1 x 10(6) leucocytes/ml. The results suggest that the threshold of greater than or equal to 1 x 10(6)/ml proposed by the World Health Organisation to indicate genital tract infection is unsuitable for men with urethritis.

AB - Monoclonal antibodies were used to detect seminal leucocytes in 19 men with urethritis. A wide range in the number and type of leucocytes between individuals was documented (median 2.06 x 10(6)/ml, range 0.6-29.89 x 10(6)/ml); 22% of the men had less than 1 x 10(6) leucocytes/ml. The results suggest that the threshold of greater than or equal to 1 x 10(6)/ml proposed by the World Health Organisation to indicate genital tract infection is unsuitable for men with urethritis.

KW - Antibodies, Monoclonal

KW - Chlamydia Infections/immunology

KW - Gonorrhea/immunology

KW - Humans

KW - Leukocyte Count

KW - Leukocytes/cytology

KW - Male

KW - Semen/immunology

KW - Urethritis/immunology

UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.1991.tb15399.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 1747731

SN - 0007-1331

VL - 68

SP - 531

EP - 536

JO - British Journal of Urology

JF - British Journal of Urology

IS - 5

ER -