Prevalence of asymptomatic chlamydial urethritis in military recruits in the Celje region, Slovenia

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 765-769

  Skaza, A ^a   Grskovic B ^b   Plestina S ^b   Bozina N ^b   Potocnik M ^c   Waugh, M A ^d  

^a Institute of Public Health Celje   (Slovenia)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Male urethritis; PCR; Prevalence; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SLOVENIA; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETHRITIS; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COITUS; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SLOVENIA; URETHRITIS;

EID: 0242437910     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/09564620360719822     Document Type: Article

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