The urethral smear as a tool in diagnosing adenovirus-induced urethritis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1047-1049

  Tonsberg E ^a   Hartgill, U ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

adenovirus; diagnosis; Gram stain; microscopy; monocytosis; NGU; non gonococcal urethritis; non specific urethritis; NSU; Sexually transmitted infection; urethral smear

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; EYE DROPS; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG USE; DYSURIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRAL DISCHARGE; URETHRAL SMEAR; VISUAL DISORDER; ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRITIS; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VIROLOGY;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL; DYSURIA; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRITIS;

EID: 84921523650     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462414531561     Document Type: Article

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