Chlamydia trachomatis is considered as the bacterium that is more sexually transmitted as cause of male urethritis, epididymitis, orchitis and infertility. A total of 116 semen samples of men whose couples are infertile women were analysed. The quality of the semen was measured by standard procedures recommended by WHO while C. trachomatis was detected by the PCR assay. Thirty-seven semen samples were positive for C. trachomatis (31.9%). Regarding semen analysis, no different values were observed between positive and negative samples to C. trachomatis. However, the presence of leucocytes and erythrocytes suggests an inflammatory process; however, these were high in negative samples to C. trachomatis. Furthermore, an association between low seminal volume at 1, 5 ml and the positivity to C. trachomatis was observed (OR=2, 1; CI % 1,16-3,07). The total semen volume is a contribution by the various accessory glands (this reflects the secretory activity of the glands); a low semen volume could be due to an obstruction of the ejaculatory duct or infection of accessory glands by C. trachomatis. More studies are necessary to identify the causes of a reduced semen volume.

Background: In the late 1960s, the first isolates of Aeromonas were recovered from human specimens. Presently, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the different isolates of the genus Aeromonas are human pathogens. The most frequent site of infection is the digestive tract, although extraintestinal infection also occurs. In those cases involving septicemia, most infections occur in individuals with underlying diseases. This report presents the case of a pregnant woman with no underlying disease or signs of immunodeficiency who developed A. hydrophila septicemia at 24 weeks gestation. Case: A 20-year-old pregnant woman was admitted with a history of 10 days of fever, chills, and diaphoresis. Three days before her hospitalization, she noted jaundice and choluria. Her liver was enlarged and her liver function tests were abnormal, with a moderate elevation of serum aminotransferases and direct serum bilirubin and a high serum alkaline phosphatase. Her blood and bone-marrow cultures revealed A. hydropkila. She was treated with parenteral ceftriaxone. She experienced a complete remission of her symptoms and laboratory abnormalities after therapy. The remainder of the pregnancy was normal. At 39.2 weeks gestation, she delivered a healthy male infant. Conclusion: An association was noted between pregnancy and A. hydrophila septicemia in a woman without immunodeficiency or underlying disease, possibly indicating another infectious complication in pregnancy.

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