Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Egyptian women: Incidence among different clinical risk groups

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 467-472

  El Shourbagy, Mahmoud ^a,b   Abd El Maeboud, Karim ^a   Diab, Khaled M ^a   El Ghannam, Alaa ^a   Nabegh, Lila ^a   Ammar, Samia ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Complications; Cost benefit analysis; Genital infections; Incidence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDYLOMA; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0029801135     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb01059.x     Document Type: Article

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