In vitro activity of azithromycin against Mycoplasma genitalium and its efficacy in the treatment of male Mycoplasma genitalium-positive nongonococcal urethritis

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 821-824

  Hagiwara, Noriyasu ^a   Yasuda, Mitsuru ^b   Maeda, Shin Ichi ^c   Deguchi, Takashi ^b  

^a Department of Urology   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOYOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Mycoplasma genitalium; Nongonococcal urethritis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SPARFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BROTH DILUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84855275450     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-011-0269-3     Document Type: Article

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