Differences in clinical manifestations of genital chlamydial infections related to serovars

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 261-265

  Van De Laar, M J W ^a   Lan, J ^b   Van Duynhoven, Y T H P ^a   Fennema, J S A ^c   Ossewaarde, J M ^a   Van Den Brule, A J C ^b   Van Doornum, G J J ^c   Coutinho, R A ^c   Van Den Hoek, J A R ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Clinical manifestations; Epidemiology; Serovars

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029743849     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.72.4.261     Document Type: Article

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