A study of Treponema Pallidum Haemagglutination positive blood donors in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-217

  Khoo, L S W ^a,c   Chan, R K W ^a   Teo, D L T ^b   Ong, Y W ^b  

^a National Skin Centre

^b Singapore Blood Transfusion Service   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Casual sex; Condom usage; Sexually transmitted diseases; Surrogate marker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGAPORE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SINGAPORE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA IMMOBILIZATION TEST; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0030095450     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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