Need for specific & routine strategy for the diagnosis of genital chlamydial infection among patients with sexually transmitted diseases in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 118, Issue OCT., 2003, Pages 152-157

  Joyee, A G ^a   Thyagarajan, S P ^a   Sowmya, B ^a   Venkatesan, C ^b   Ganapathy, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Chennai Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Chlamydia trachomatis; Direct fluorescent antibody test; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSURIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0347527322     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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