Molecular methods for the diagnosis of genital ulcer disease in a sexually transmitted disease clinic population in Northern Thailand: Predominance of herpes simplex virus infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 243-246

  Beyrer, Chris ^a   Jitwatcharanan, Kriangsak ^b   Natpratan, Chawalit ^b   Kaewvichit, Rassamee ^b   Nelson, Kenrad E ^b   Chen, Cheng Yen ^b   Weiss, Judith B ^b   Morse, Stephen A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SELF MEDICATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; ULCUS MOLLE;

EID: 0031847862     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515603     Document Type: Article

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