Unique gonococcal phenotype associated with asymptomatic infection in men and with erroneous diagnosis of nongonococcal urethritis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1044-1048

  Whittington, William L H ^a,b,c   Holmes, King K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CITRULLINE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHENOTYPE; URACIL; URETHRITIS;

EID: 0034076347     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315343     Document Type: Article

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