Mycoplasma genitalium testing pattern and macrolide resistance: A Danish nationwide retrospective survey

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-30

  Salado Rasmussen, Kirsten ^a   Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

macrolide resistance; Mycoplasma genitalium; prevalence

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DENMARK; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901053865     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu217     Document Type: Article

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