Genital tuberculosis in a HIV infected woman: A case report

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-229

  Giannacopoulos, Konstantinos Ch ^a   Hatzidaki, Eleftheria G ^b   Papanicolaou, Nicolas Ch ^a   Relakis, Konstantinos J ^a   Kokori, Helen G ^b   Giannacopoulou, Christine Ch ^b,c  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Genital tuberculosis; HIV infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAPAROTOMY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032188976     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00112-2     Document Type: Article

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