Mycoplasma genitalium macrolide resistance in Stockholm, Sweden

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 167-168

  Björnelius, Eva ^a   Magnusson, Charlotta ^b   Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Genital tract infect; M genitalium; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; SWEDEN; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, BACTERIAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 85018404417     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052688     Document Type: Article

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