The association of Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium with bacterial vaginosis: Observations on heterosexual women and their male partners

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 356-360

  Keane, F E A ^a,c   Thomas, B J ^a   Gilroy, C B ^a   Renton, A ^b   Taylor Robinson, D ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Research   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Heterosexual couples; Mycoplasma genitalium; Mycoplasma hominis; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINITIS;

CARRIER STATE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034118612     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001916056     Document Type: Article

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