Evaluation of clinical algorithms for the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among men with urethral discharge or dysuria and women with vaginal discharge in Benin

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Alary, Michel ^a   Baganizi, Enias ^a   Guèdèmè, Alphonse ^b   Padonou, Florencia ^c   Davo, Nicaise ^d   Adjovi, Charles ^d   Van Dyck, Eddy ^e   Germain, Marc ^a   Joly, Jean ^a,g   Mahony, James B ^f  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CREDESA ^*  (Benin)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^d Programme National de Lutte Contre le Sida   (Benin)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^f ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Benin; Chlamydial infection; Gonococcal infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSURIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BENIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINATION DISORDERS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 0031872215     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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