Mycoplasma genitalium in males with nongonococcal urethritis: Prevalence and clinical efficacy of eradication

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 226-229

  Gambini, Daniele ^a   Decleva, Irene ^a   Lupica, Loredana ^a   Ghislanzoni, Massimo ^a   Cusini, Marco ^a   Alessi, Elvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0034035469     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200004000-00008     Document Type: Article

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