Mycoplasma genitalium: Is it a sexually transmitted pathogen?

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 306-313

  Manhart, Lisa E ^a   Kay, Noa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mycoplasma genitalium; Review; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TYPE STRAIN; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 77956266569     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0114-3     Document Type: Review

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