Mycoplasma qenitalium: Prevalence and behavioural risk factors in the general population

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-241

  Andersen, Berit ^a   Sokolowski, Ineta ^a   Østergaard, Lars ^b   Møller, Jens Kjølseth ^b   Olesen, Frede ^a   Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^c  

^a Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DENMARK; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 34347263439     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.022970     Document Type: Article

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