Accurate detection of male subclinical genital tract infection via cervical culture and DNA hybridization assay of the female partner

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-45

  Trum, Johannes W ^a,b   Pannekoek, Y ^a   Spanjaard, L ^a   Bleker, O P ^a   Van Der Veen, F ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C. trachomatis; Cervical culture; DNA hybridization assay; Male genital tract infection; Mycoplasma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URETHRA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0034005063     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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