The prevalence and clinical significance of urethritis and cervicitis in asymptomatic people by use of multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 703-708

  Kim, Suk Ju ^a   Lee, Dong Sup ^b   Lee, Seung Ju ^b  

^a Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Mycoplasma; Polymerase chain reaction; Sexually transmitted diseases; Ureaplasma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 80655142295     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2011.52.10.703     Document Type: Article

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