Chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma genitalium, and trichomonas vaginalis infections in men with nongonococcal urethritis: Predictors and persistence after therapy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 357-365

  Seña, Arlene C ^a   Lensing, Shelly ^b   Rompalo, Anne ^c   Taylor, Stephanie N ^d   Martin, David H ^d   Lopez, Laureen M ^e   Lee, Jeannette Y ^b   Schwebke, Jane R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRICHOMONIASIS; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRAL DISCHARGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; TINIDAZOLE; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; URETHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863896789     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis356     Document Type: Article

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