Re-emergence of lymphogranuloma venereum

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 409-416

  Kapoor, Shailendra ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anal strictures; Chlamydia trachomatis; Genitalulcers; Inguinal lymphadenopathy; Proctitis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; SULFADIAZINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CHOICE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOMAGRANULOMA VENERUM; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PAPULE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROTYPE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; PROCTITIS;

EID: 41149159759     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02573.x     Document Type: Review

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