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Cytomegalovirus DNA in semen of men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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  1. Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biologie de la Reproduction Humaine, UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

    F. Diafouka, M.-L. Hauhouot-Attoungbre & D. Monnet

  2. Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Montpellier, 80 Avenue Augustin Fliche, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 05, France

    V. Foulongne & M. Segondy

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Diafouka, F., Foulongne, V., Hauhouot-Attoungbre, ML. et al. Cytomegalovirus DNA in semen of men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26, 295–296 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0271-y

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