Higher prevalence of urogenital mycoplasmas in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients as compared to patients with other sexually transmitted diseases

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 246-253

  Cordova, Caio M M ^a   Blanchard, Alain ^b   Cunha, Regina A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Unit Doncologie Virale   (France)

Author keywords

HIV; M. fermentans; M. penetrans; Mycoplasma genitalium; Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU); PCR; STD

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; URETHRA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA PENETRANS; MYCOPLASMATALES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033803857     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2825(2000)14:5<246::AID-JCLA8>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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