Incidence and repeat infection rates of Chlamydia trachomatis among male and female patients in an STD clinic: Implications for screening and rescreening

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 65-72

  Rietmeijer, Cornelis A ^a   Van Bemmelen, Rogier ^a   Judson, Franklyn N ^a   Douglas Jr , John M ^a  

^a DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REINFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0036173043     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200202000-00001     Document Type: Article

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