Anaerobic bacteria in men with urethritis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-242

  Mazuecos, J ^a   Aznar, J ^a,b   Rodriguez Pichardo, A ^a   Marmesat, F ^a   Borobio, M V ^a   Perea, E J ^a   Camacho, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Non gonococcal urethritis; Urethritis

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUSOBACTERIUM; GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0031811012     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(97)00180-3     Document Type: Article

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