Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium among HIV-infected men in São Paulo city detected by realtime polymerase chain reaction

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-25

  Da Costa, F A M ^a   Da Silva, R C ^b   Arruda, L B ^a   Montanheiro, P ^c   Da Silva Duarte, A J ^a   Casseb, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CRT/AIDS

^c CRT/AIDS ^*

Author keywords

HIV 1; Mycoplasma genitalium; Realtime PCR; S o Paulo, Brazil

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINALYSIS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BRAZIL; COMORBIDITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 75149121136     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.008494     Document Type: Article

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