Spontaneous clearance of chlamydia trachomatis infection in untreated patients

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 229-235

  Parks, Kerri S ^a   Dixon, Paula B ^a   Richey, Charity M ^a   Hook III, Edward W ^a,b,c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030964942     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199704000-00008     Document Type: Article

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