Presentation of clinically suspected persistent chlamydial infection: A case series

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 469-475

  Pitt, R A ^a   Alexander, S ^a   Horner, P J ^b   Ison, C A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antibiotics; Chlamydia trachomatis; persistent infection; sexually transmitted infection; therapy; treatment failure

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LINCOSAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFECTION;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONDOMS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887376174     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462412472815     Document Type: Article

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