The first case record of a female patient with bubonic lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), serovariant L2b

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 346-347

  Verweij, Stephan P ^a   Ouburg, Sander ^a   De Vries, Harry ^c   Morré, Servaas A ^a,b   Van Ginkel, Cees J W ^c   Bos, Hanna ^d   Sebens, Fré W ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Municipal Health Service (GGD Gelre IJssel)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; NETHERLANDS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864286535     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050298     Document Type: Article

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