Lymphogranuloma venereum: The Italian experience

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-172

  Cusini, M ^a   Boneschi, V ^a   Arancio, L ^a   Ramoni, S ^a   Venegoni, L ^a   Gaiani, F ^a   De Vries, H J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; PROCTITIS;

EID: 66449103830     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.032862     Document Type: Article

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