Prevalence of genital chlamydial infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic Jordanian patients

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 206-209

  Awwad, Ziad M ^a   Al Amarat, Arwa A ^a   Shehabi, Asem A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URETHRITIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0142246390     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(03)90053-1     Document Type: Article

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