Seroepidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in a hospital population

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-315

  Le Faou, A ^a   Chatot, M ^a   Kuntz, J L ^a   Thierry, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

antibodies; Chlamydia trachomatis; hospital population; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0030002404     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(96)80204-6     Document Type: Article

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