Antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis heat-shock protein 60 kDa and detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum are associated independently with chronic nongonococcal urethritis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-133

  Horner, Patrick ^a,b   Thomas, Brenda ^a   Gilroy, Claire ^a   Egger, Matthias ^c   McClure, Myra ^a   Taylor Robinson, David ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHAPERONIN 60; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URETHRITIS;

EID: 0037314683     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200302000-00007     Document Type: Article

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