Increased frequency of detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium in AIDS patients without urethral symptoms

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2042-2044

  Martinelli, F ^a   Garrafa, E ^a   Turano, A ^a   Caruso, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRITIS;

FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMATALES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0032938403     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.2042-2044.1999     Document Type: Article

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