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Negasheva E.S.

Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia

Frigo N.V.

Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia;
State Research Center — Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia

Popova E.A.

Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia

Vasil’tsova M.Yu.

Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia

Gushchin A.E.

Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia

Kitaeva N.V.

Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia

Potekaev N.N.

Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia;
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Modern approaches to the treatment of NCMT sexually transmitted infections (N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, M. genitalium, T. vaginalis). Part I. N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis

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Negasheva E.S., Frigo N.V., Popova E.A., Vasil’tsova M.Yu., Gushchin A.E., Kitaeva N.V., Potekaev N.N.

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Negasheva ES, Frigo NV, Popova EA, Vasil’tsova MYu, Gushchin AE, Kitaeva NV, Potekaev NN. Modern approaches to the treatment of NCMT sexually transmitted infections (N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, M. genitalium, T. vaginalis). Part I. N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis. Russian Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Venereology. 2026;25(2):243‑253. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/klinderma202625021243

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