Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A versatile pathogen

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1987, Pages 1088-1097

  Easmon, C S F ^a   Ison, C A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0023238903     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.40.9.1088     Document Type: Article

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