Azithromycin treatment for nongonococcal urethritis negative for Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma parvum, and Ureaplasma urealyticum : SSShort Communication

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-216

  Maeda, Shin Ichi ^b   Yasuda, Mitsuru ^a   Ito, Shin ^c   Seike, Kensaku ^b   Ito, Shin Ichi ^a   Deguchi, Takashi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Ai Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Chlamydia trachomatis; Mycoplasmas; Nongonococcal urethritis; Ureaplasmas

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOM; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMATACEAE; URETHRITIS; URINE;

EID: 60349129023     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02196.x     Document Type: Article

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