Role of Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum in non-gonococcal urethritis in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-129

  Yu, John T H T ^a,d   Tang, William Y M ^b   Lau, K H ^a   Chong, L Y ^a   Lo, K K ^b   Wong, Carlos K H ^c   Wong, M Y ^c  

^a Social Hygiene Service   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d St Teresa's Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma infections; Polymerase chain reaction; Sexually transmitted diseases; Ureaplasma infections; Urethritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GONORRHEA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GONORRHEA; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URETHRITIS;

EID: 47249124480     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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