Late recurrence of resistant Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis: Relapse or re-infection?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 260-261

  Kanno, M ^a,c   Sobel, Jack D ^b  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TINIDAZOLE; VINEGAR; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS; VULVITIS;

ADULT; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; RECURRENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TINIDAZOLE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS;

EID: 0038311899     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.3.260     Document Type: Article

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