Chlamydia trachomatis antigen positivity in women in risk groups and its relationship with the use of antibiotics

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-43

  Sirmatel, Fatma ^b   Sahin, Nimet ^a   Sirmatel, Öcal ^b   Telli, Ender ^b   Kececi, Sükrü ^c  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Major of Parenthood Fam Plan Ctr   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CEFTRIAXONE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 15844406357     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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