title: [Infectious non-gonococcal urethritis in males (author's transl)].
abstract: Infectious non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is a sexually transmitted disease of considerable importance. The etiologic agents are bacteria, to lesser extent yeasts, parasites (Trichomonas) or viruses. A considerable part of NGU is caused by bacterial groups with peculiar properties: Mycoplasmas, which lack a rigid cell wall, and chlamydiae, which are intracellular parasites. Because of the diversity of etiologic agents and qualified microbiological diagnosis is a prerequisite for a specific and successful therapy.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000209:etiology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Die infektiöse nicht-gonorrhoische Urethritis des Mannes.