Mycoplasma genitalium is associated with symptomatic and asymptomatic non-gonococcal urethritis in men

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-18

  Moi, H ^a,b   Reinton, N ^a,b   Moghaddam, A ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Medical Microbiology   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; DYSURIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNSAFE SEX; URETHRITIS;

EID: 61449101716     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.032730     Document Type: Article

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