Mycoplasma genitalium: A significant urogenital pathogen?

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Ekiel, Alicja M ^a   Jóźwiak, Jarosław ^b   Martirosian, Gayane ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Mycoplasma genitalium; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFALAZIL; RIFAMYCIN; RIFANAZIL; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENDOMETRITIS; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 65949090938     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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