Case report: Lymphogranuloma venereum in New Zealand

Sexual Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-370

  Robertson, Anne ^a   Azariah, Sunita ^b   Bromhead, Collette ^c   Tabrizi, Sepehr ^d,e   Blackmore, Timothy ^f  

^a Mid Central Health   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Molecular Biology Department   (New Zealand)

^d ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCTITIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RECTAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 56649124755     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH08071     Document Type: Article

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