Lymphogranuloma venereum, where do we stand? Clinical recommendations

Drugs of Today

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. B, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Van Der Ham, R ^a,b   De Vries, Henry J C ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b GROENE HART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Infectious Disease Cluster   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANUS INTERCOURSE; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; RECTOSCOPY;

ADULT; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 71249087182     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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