Effectiveness of gentamicin for gonorrhoea treatment: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 589-594

  Dowell, Deborah ^a   Kirkcaldy, Robert D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; GONORRHEA VACCINE; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DYSURIA; FEMALE; GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRAL DISCHARGE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GENTAMICINS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871618719     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050604     Document Type: Article

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