Recurrence of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection evaluated by mailed samples obtained at home: 24 weeks' prospective follow up study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-172

  Kjaer H O ^a   Dimcevski, G ^a   Hoff, G ^a   Olesen, F ^b   OStergaard L ^c  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Ligase chain reaction; Recurrent infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SELF CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033943575     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.3.169     Document Type: Article

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