Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in health clinic attendees complaining of vaginal discharge in Bangladesh

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 772-774

  Rahman, Saifur ^a,b   Garland, S ^c,d   Currie, M ^e   Tabrizi, S N ^c,f   Rahman, M ^g   Nessa, K ^g   Bowden, F J ^e,h  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Royal Children's Hospitals ^*  (Australia)

^e CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g ICDDRB Laboratory Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^h The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma genitalium; RTIs; STIs; Vaginal discharge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CANDIDA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55849121165     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008164     Document Type: Article

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