Association of Mycoplasma genitalium with acute non-gonococcal urethritis in Russian men: A comparison with gonococcal and chlamydial urethritis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-237

  Taylor Robinson, D ^a,h   Renton, A ^b   Jensen, J S ^c   Ison, C A ^d   Filatova, E ^e   Dmitriev, G ^f   Akovbian, V ^g  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f City Department of Health   (Russian Federation)

^g RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^h 6 Vache Mews Vache Lane ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Mycoplasma genitalium; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Non gonococcal urethritis; Russia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAL URETHRITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM; URETHRA; URETHRITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MOSCOW; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; RUSSIA; URETHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349087766     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008298     Document Type: Article

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