 Urethritis
"Urethritis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation involving the URETHRA. Similar to CYSTITIS, clinical symptoms range from vague discomfort to painful urination (DYSURIA), urethral discharge, or both.
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D014526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.767.851 C13.351.968.767.851
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethritis" by people in Profiles.
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Obafemi OA, Rowan SE, Nishiyama M, Wendel KA. Mycoplasma genitalium: Key Information for the Primary Care Clinician. Med Clin North Am. 2024 Mar; 108(2):297-310.
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Rietmeijer CA, Mungati M, Machiha A, Mugurungi O, Kupara V, Rodgers L, Kilmarx PH, Roloff AH, Gonese E, Tippett-Barr BA, Shambira G, Lewis DA, Handsfield HH, Tshimanga M. The Etiology of Male Urethral Discharge in Zimbabwe: Results from the Zimbabwe STI Etiology Study. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 01; 45(1):56-60.
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Rietmeijer CA, Mettenbrink CJ. The Diagnosis of Nongonococcal Urethritis in Men: Can There Be a Universal Standard? Sex Transm Dis. 2017 03; 44(3):195-196.
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Lewis DA, Chirwa TF, Msimang VM, Radebe FM, Kamb ML, Firnhaber CS. Urethritis/cervicitis pathogen prevalence and associated risk factors among asymptomatic HIV-infected patients in South Africa. Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Jul; 39(7):531-6.
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Rietmeijer CA, Mettenbrink CJ. Recalibrating the Gram stain diagnosis of male urethritis in the era of nucleic acid amplification testing. Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Jan; 39(1):18-20.
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Stevens-Simon C, Sheeder J. Chlamydia trachomatis: common misperceptions and misunderstandings. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2005 Aug; 18(4):231-43.
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