Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among antenatal women in Vanuatu, 1999-2000

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 362-366

  Sullivan, Elizabeth A ^a,f   Abel, Miriam ^g   Tabrizi, Sepehr ^b   Garland, Suzanne M ^b   Grice, Alan ^c   Poumerol, Gilles ^d   Taleo, Helene ^c   Chen, Shujun ^b   Kaun, Katimal ^g   O'Leary, Michael ^d   Kaldor, John ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c VILA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Vanuatu)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PROBENECID; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TAMPON; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VANUATU;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VANUATU;

EID: 0037384245     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200304000-00017     Document Type: Article

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