Report of sexually transmitted diseases by HIV infected men during follow up: Time to target the HIV infected?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 188-192

  Machekano, R N ^a   Bassett, M T ^a   Zhou, P S ^a   Mbizvo, M T ^a   Latif, A S ^a   Katzenstein, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Sexually transmitted diseases; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0033946408     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.3.188     Document Type: Article

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