Screening of Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection in a young Parisian population

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 188-189

  Malkin, Jean Elie ^a   Prazuck, Thierry ^b   Bogard, Marc ^c   Bianchi, Anne ^a   Cessot, Gilles ^a   De Fanti, Angèle Simons ^a   Baldin, Amanda ^a   Bohbot, Jean Marc ^a   Halioua, Bruno ^a   Lafaix, Christian ^a  

^a INSTITUT ALFRED FOURNIER   (France)

^b Service de Maladies Infectieuses   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE MEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032965498     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.75.3.188     Document Type: Article

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