Periurethral gland abscess: Aetiology and treatment

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 276-278

  Sanders, Cornelus J G ^a,b   Mulder, Martina M M ^a  

^a Health Services Department   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Periurethral abscess; STDs

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT FISTULA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031688406     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.4.276     Document Type: Article

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