Bacterial vaginosis is not associated with circumcision status of the current male partner

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 347-348

  Zenilman, Jonathan M ^a,b   Fresia, Anne ^a   Berger, Barbara ^c   McCormack, William M ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Circumcision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0032759435     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.75.5.347     Document Type: Article

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