Diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection: Sobering thoughts

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 715-722

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antimicrobials; diagnosis; Mycoplasma genitalium; resistance; sensitivity; treatment

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PRISTINAMYCIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SITAFLOXACIN; SOLITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM INFECTION; MYCOPLASMOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; URETHRITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; COINFECTION; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; URETHRITIS;

EID: 84901021688     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2014.919220     Document Type: Review

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