Silent upper genital tract chlamydial infection and disease in women

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 329-331

  Tait, I A ^a,d   Duthie, S J ^b   Taylor Robinson, D ^c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool Women Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Chlamydia trachomatis; Endocervix; Salpingitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030971735     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971920037     Document Type: Article

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