Opportunistic testing for chlamydial infection in people attending a sexual medicine clinic for HIV tests

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 196-198

  Dedicoat, M ^a   Taylor, S ^a   Home, J ^a   Wainright, R ^a   Hodgkins, R ^a   White, D ^a   Drake, S ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; LCR; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; URINALYSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034010692     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001915534     Document Type: Article

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