Chlamydia trachomatis serovar distribution and other concurrent sexually transmitted infections in heterosexual men with urethritis in Italy

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-526

  Donati, M ^a   Di Francesco, A ^b   D'Antuono, A ^a   Pignanelli, S ^a   Shurdhi, A ^a   Moroni, A ^a   Baldelli, R ^b   Cevenini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONDYLOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OMP1 GENE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEROTYPE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; URETHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPE, EASTERN; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PORINS; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROTYPING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URETHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349277796     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0650-z     Document Type: Article

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