Association of chronic urinary symptoms in women and Ureaplasma urealyticum

Urology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 486-489

  Potts, Jeannette M ^a   Ward, A Michele ^a   Rackley, Raymond R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTERIURIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0034017260     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)00555-5     Document Type: Article

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