Mycoplasma genitalium: Prevalence, clinical significance, and transmission

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 458-462

  Anagrius, Carin ^a   Lore B ^a   Jensen, J S ^b  

^a Falu Lasarett ^*  (Sweden)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TISSUE CULTURE; URETHRA; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 29144438883     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012062     Document Type: Article

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