Prevalence and treatment efficacy of genitourinary mycoplasmas in women with overactive bladder symptoms

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 625-630

  Lee, Young Suk ^a   Kim, Ji Yoon ^b   Kim, Joon Chul ^c   Park, Won Hee ^d   Choo, Myung Soo ^b   Lee, Kyu Sung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Mycoplasma hominis; Overactive urinary bladder; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS INFECTION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UREAPLASMA INFECTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77956906533     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.9.625     Document Type: Article

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