Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women in Cuba

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1073-1077

  Kouri, Vivian ^a   Cartaya, Judith ^a   Rodríguez, María E ^a   Muné, Mayra ^a   Soto, Yudira ^a   Resik, Sonia ^a   Bravo, Jose ^a   Llop, Alina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Cuba; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Prevalence

Indexed keywords

OMP1 PROTEIN, CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; PORIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CUBA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CUBA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORINS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036974544     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000800001     Document Type: Article

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