Mycoplasma genitalium and its resistance to azithromycin in incarcerated men from Far North Queensland

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 587-589

  Daley, Gemma Maree ^a   Russell, Darren B ^a,b,c   Tabrizi, Sepehr N ^d,e,f   Twin, Jimmy ^d,e   Mcbride, William J H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cairns Sexual Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous; macrolide resistance; males; sexual health.

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL RNA; MOXIFLOXACIN; RNA 23S;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM INFECTION; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84914142757     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14147     Document Type: Article

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