European guideline for the management of lymphogranuloma venereum, 2010

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 533-536

  De Vries, H J C ^a,b,c,d   Morre S A ^e   White, J A ^f   Moi, H ^g,h  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Centre for Infectious Diseases and Immunology Amsterdam (CINIMA)   (Netherlands)

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

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Bowel disease; Chlamydia trachomatis; Guideline; LGV; Proctitis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; CHILL; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FEVER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALAISE; MIXED INFECTION; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT DURATION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CONTACT TRACING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE;

EID: 78049418745     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010238     Document Type: Review

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