Pattern of urethritis in males in a Kuala Lumpur STD (sexually transmitted diseases) clinic.
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One hundred and thirty-eight male patients presented unth. a total of 146 episodes of urethritis at a Kuala Lumpur STD clinic over a period of six months. Gonorrhoea accounted for almost 4 out of 5 cases of male urethritis. The incidence of betalactamase producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was 36 percent. Furthermore nearly 3 out of 10 cases of gonococcal urethritis developed post-gonococcal urethritis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 36 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981